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rickford66

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24. What about "wait times" ?

Reply to liberalnarb (Original post)

Sat Jan 30, 2016, 01:06 PM

Jan 2016

We continually hear about long waiting times with single payer systems. I had the best BC/BS plan before retiring and had to make appointments with specialists a year in advance. I only got in within a week if I "lied" and said I had pain. Less insured people means shorter lines. And more insured people means longer lines. We need more public financing of health care workers of all disciplines so that those who really want to do the work and have the aptitude to do the work, but can't afford the tuition, can get the education. Then they can get paid a reasonable salary without the huge debt hanging over them.

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