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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    1 year 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.

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      1 year 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.

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        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.