Topic: 公费医疗也有很大弊病，看病轮候时间过长，病人得不到及时治疗。 @枫下论坛 The Rolia Forum

枫下家园 / 医药保健 / 公费医疗也有很大弊病，看病轮候时间过长，病人得不到及时治疗。 -slon(胜龙); 2001-12-5 {551} (#287176@0)
比如癌症病人化疗的等候时间往往长达几个月，一般的手术等候时间也要论月等，看急诊，往往等候好几个小时。我来加拿大唯一一次去大医院看病，是耳朵痛。恰逢周末，只好去大医院看急诊，等了三个小时，才轮到给我看，五分钟就开了处方，医院却没有药房，要自己到外面买。而药房周末也不都上班，还得到处找药房。前年有个老太太在急诊室外的走廊等了四个小时，居然没有人管，老太太等不及了，撒手西去。今年冬天，一个华裔青年急诊，救护车本来可以把他送到就近只需4分钟车程的医院，但因为政府消减开支，医院不接待急诊病人，救护车只得将他送往20分钟车程的另一家医院。可怜这个青年终告不治。

这是个问题阿. 在美国就不存在这个问题, 你只要花钱, 就基本上可以看上病, 但是非常昂贵呀. 见#287192 -dropoutinmiami(东北的饺子); 2001-12-5 (#287206@0)

agree -sq1(sq1); 2001-12-6 {240} (#287523@0)
不一定准确,但是是和美国医生聊天聊来的: 病人生病->保险公司付钱看病->超过了保险限额->病人自己付->倾家荡产后才能申请政府救济, 无论活过来没有,都已和死没什么区别了.所以如果在美国得了重病而且知道没救了,到一定程度后就等死算了.免得老婆孩子以后受穷.

Do you know how their MediCare system works? Who is eligible? -poohbear(nothing); 2001-12-6 (#287528@0)

Free medical care, just like Canadian health insurance, but only for poor people. -poohbear(nothing); 2001-12-6 (#287544@0)

yes, but free care is just for poor people. -sq1(sq1); 2001-12-6 {382} (#287563@0)
Here is the example I got: if you have 10K in your bank account and you just run up your insurance, you could not apply for free care until you run out what you have in your account, or to a limit.

Well, again, not really positive about what I have said. Those are just what I got when I talked with some physicians there. Maybe the game rule isn't the same in different states.