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Originally Posted by YOWetal
A family doctor isn't necessary for access in Canada. You can go to the ER for anything urgent or even not urgent though you will wait. If you have a heart palpitation or a rash you can get referred to a Cardiologist or a dermatologist at a walk in clinic. You can also get a prescription for a bunch of common minor ailments like urinary tract infections at a pharmacist.
It's not perfect but the idea young people have better access to healthcare in the US is laughable.
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But this isn't as inconsequential as people are making it out to be.
The reason that hospital ER wait times are often shockingly and inhumanely long is
justement because so many people don't have family doctors and go to the ER for relatively minor stuff that has no business being brought there.
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