On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:03:54 -0800, Jim wrote:

Johnson wrote:
Jim wrote:

I had to wait 6 weeks to see a ear specialist at UCLA. They had
nothing worthwhile to say, waited another 4 weeks to see the House Ear
Clinic. They knew what to do, but told me it was too late, I should
have come on earlier.

That's not better.

Your fault. Find better service elsewhere.

My fault? Those waits are what all third level referrals get. First is
your primary care physician, second is the specialist, third is UCLA or
House Clinic.

That is how the American Insurance Industry run health care system
works. I hope you never get to find out how wrong you are.


In Canada, it's not an option within their healthcare system. People who
try to contradict this are either stupid, mislead, or have an agenda to
push.

It's always revealing when an American attempts to tell a Canadian how
the Canadian healthcare system works.


I'm always amazed at how US citizens tell the rest of us how the
Canadian system does not work and they all hate it.

My Canadian friends seem to be proud of it. We don't have a system
unless you are lucky enough to have an employer who provides it, or you
are over 65.

Of course anyone replying in the negative about the Canadian system will
be suspected of being an American telling me how unhappy Canadians are.

I have what's considered a "Cadillac Health Care" plan. How dare we
consider someone with a good health care to have something with a name
that seems to say my health care plan is better than it needs to be?

It is good, but I'm having a problem with the level of care I got. The
second level was nothing more than a couple of old geezers who didn't
want to look very hard. Cost me some valuable time, which cost me a lot
of my hearing.

I'm curious what you were diagnosed with?