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t’s frightening true..


Its frightening true.
Surgery- not joking much...
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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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.

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