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submitted 11 months ago by sik0fewl@kbin.social to c/canada@lemmy.ca

The number of Canadians who visit emergency departments across the country only to give up and leave before they receive any care has increased more than fivefold, according to new data collected by CTV News.

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[-] FReddit@lemmy.world 13 points 11 months ago

I'm in the U.S and have walked out a couple times.

In the longer term, I have a leukemia condition. It took five months to get an MRI and get someone to read the results. By that time the conditions had cleared up.

But there are a lot of conditions that can kill you in five months.

[-] Polar@lemmy.ca 11 points 11 months ago

Meanwhile all conservatives want to privatize healthcare because they think Americans walk in, pay $100, and get seen within 5 minutes.

I try to tell them that they have the same wait times and pay thousands. At least in Canada we don't leave the ER with a bill. They don't listen, though.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

But the US system is so much better because profit.

/s

[-] Auli@lemmy.ca 1 points 11 months ago

Because from their point of view that's how it works. They know rich people and rich people pay get seen or have the procedure quickly and pay alot.

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