Boy, if this doesn't hit the nail on the head, I don't know what does!..
Two patients limp into two different medical clinics with the same complaint.
Both have trouble walking and appear to require a hip replacement.
The FIRST patient is examined within the hour, is x-rayed the same day and
has a time booked for surgery the following week.
The SECOND sees his family doctor after waiting 3 weeks for an appointment,
then waits 8 weeks to see a specialist, then gets an x-ray, which isn't reviewed
for another week and finally has his surgery scheduled for 6 months from then.
Why the different treatment for the two patients?
The FIRST is a Golden Retriever.
The SECOND is a Senior Citizen.
Next time take me to a vet
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Sarco Harris said
08:12 PM Feb 7, 2025
No, I disagree
One has gold level private health insurance, the other is on public funding by medicare.
My late mother had private health insurance and needed a knee replacement. Appointment, scanned, operated 6 weeks later.
Late mother-in-law same situation at the same time, 12 months later, surgery.
Difference, MIL: age pensioner, no other income, public patient.
One has gold level private health insurance, the other is on public funding by medicare.
My late mother had private health insurance and needed a knee replacement. Appointment, scanned, operated 6 weeks later.
Late mother-in-law same situation at the same time, 12 months later, surgery.
Difference, MIL: age pensioner, no other income, public patient.