Obama Care vs Republicans

[Adak]

I doubt that's true. We see a lot of Canadians coming down to the US to get a by-pass, etc., because they can't wait the 11 months or so that they're required to, in Canada (the waiting period varies).

In the BBC, I was reading about some people who had lost an extreme amount of weight. Over 100 pounds, in fact.

They have applied to have the tremendous excess skin removed - but despite waiting up to 13 years for it, they can't get it done by the NHS. Oh they've stabilized their weight years ago (3 are required), and all that - it's been agreed it's medically necessary, but they can't get the operation scheduled.

You wouldn't see that in the States. The insurer would be in court in a heartbeat (and lose).

I understand you have a grievance system for review of such cases, but then I hear (also on the BBC), about people having to use pliers to pull out their bad teeth, because they can't get scheduled with a dentist.

I admire the good stuff from the NHS, but then I keep hearing about these "fell through the cracks" cases, and I wonder just how big and how many "cracks" are there?

[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by Adak

I doubt that's true. We see a lot of Canadians coming down to the US to get a by-pass, etc.,<snip>I was reading about some people who had lost an extreme amount of weight.<snip>I hear (also on the BBC), about people having to use pliers to pull out their bad teeth, because they can't get scheduled with a dentist.

There's that mouse again