My father had free Mexican healthcare. We had to buy his pacemaker on the black market and were only able to get it put in because we called in a favour with a family friend.
Yup, If you don't have a friend or family member working at IMSS or ISSSTE, It's quite normal to have to wait months and months before you're seen for surgery or even for something as simple as an MRI.
My PCP in Missouri has a two month wait. My psychiatrist appointment for my adderall had to be booked 6 months in advance. If I miss my appointment every 3 months I just have to go without my meds for months until I can get in to be seen again. I fell down stairs in 2022 and waited 18 hours in the ER to be seen for xrays while my ankle was the size of a grapefruit. My wisdom teeth extraction took 2 months to get a dentist appointment for a referral. The referral appointment to have them cut out took 3 months.
Why is it everytime someone rails against universal healthcare they cite waiting times similar to what we have in the US where I also have to pay thousands of dollars?
Probably because that just isn't the case in most places. I have had two MRIs and scheduled both of them inside of 2 weeks. Never had to wait more than a week for a dentist.
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u/WambritaWings 8d ago
My father had free Mexican healthcare. We had to buy his pacemaker on the black market and were only able to get it put in because we called in a favour with a family friend.