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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2006Health care in the US (joke)
This joke, which I just read on rec.humor.funny, seems pertinent to a number of recent threads here... ------------------------------------------------------------------ Two patients limp into two different US medical clinics with the same complaint. Both have trouble walking and appear to require a hip replacement. The first patient sees the family doctor after waiting a week for an appointment, then waits eighteen weeks to see a specialist, then gets an x-ray, which isn't reviewed for another month and finally has his surgery scheduled for 6 months from then. The second patient is examined within the hour, is x-rayed the same day and has a time booked for surgery the following week. Why the different treatment for the two patients? The first is a Senior Citizen. The second is a Golden Retriever. > This joke, which I just read on rec.humor.funny, seems pertinent > to a number of recent threads here... [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > The second is a Golden Retriever. Ha! That is fitting, isn't it? :~) kili >> This joke, which I just read on rec.humor.funny, seems pertinent >> to a number of recent threads here... [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > kili In addition, while the Retriever's surgery won't be cheap, it won't likely put the owner out on the streets either. Every vet I know loves his work, and none of them seem to be hurting for money. Well, except the kids who are fresh out of school and trying to build a clinic, pay back school loans and start a family all at the same time while discovering that they didn't learn business management in school. Unlike my surgeon, the vet doesn't seem to feel the need to leave town for recreation and decompression. Jo > This joke, which I just read on rec.humor.funny, seems pertinent > to a number of recent threads here... > The first is a Senior Citizen. > > The second is a Golden Retriever./// Yeah - seems pertinent, and applies to the UK too. Pandora saw the vet Wednesday night, and was referred to a specialist Friday morning with a full medical diagnosis by Friday lunch time after tests. My gran waited 3 years for a hip replacement, from the time she was first placed on the waiting list at the doctors, to the time she had surgery. Quite depressing. Helen M > This joke, which I just read on rec.humor.funny, seems pertinent to > a number of recent threads here... [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > The second is a Golden Retriever. I read it too, and thought it pertinent, but then again, typically the Golden Retriever bill will be paid up front by the owner; much of the delay for humans is in getting insurance approval. I'm sure if you paid cash for all your medical treatments, you could get some speedy treatment.  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > I read it too, and thought it pertinent, but then again, typically the > Golden Retriever bill will be paid up front by the owner; much of the > delay for humans is in getting insurance approval. I'm sure if you > paid cash for all your medical treatments, you could get some speedy > treatment. That's quite true. And I'm sure there are some people who do just that. Not most of us, though! Joyce >>This joke, which I just read on rec.humor.funny, seems pertinent to >>a number of recent threads here... [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > paid cash for all your medical treatments, you could get some speedy > treatment. And if human treatment cost no more than the vet's bills, more of us might be ABLE to pay "up front"! >This joke, which I just read on rec.humor.funny, seems pertinent >to a number of recent threads here... [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >The second is a Golden Retriever. Actually, your subject line says it all: "Health care in the US (joke)." :P Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > Actually, your subject line says it all: > "Health care in the US (joke)." :P Good point. :-/ Joyce >>This joke, which I just read on rec.humor.funny, seems pertinent >>to a number of recent threads here... [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Actually, your subject line says it all: > "Health care in the US (joke)." :P If Kili's experience is typical it is indeed a joke. We moan about our healthcare over here. It takes a long time for non-lifethreatening conditions to be treated, true, but when push comes to shove and it's really important we needn't worry that we won't get appropriate treatment very soon. I said before I was in hospital within two hours of seeing my doctor for my ovarian thingie. I freaked him out a bit, I think. He tried to keep a straight face but once he examined my tummy I could tell he was scared. He said "go home, pack a suitcase, and an ambulance will come for you within the hour." And it did. Tweed > If Kili's experience is typical it is indeed a joke. We moan about > our healthcare over here. It takes a long time for [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > scared. He said "go home, pack a suitcase, and an ambulance will > come for you within the hour." And it did. I honestly don't know how these things work if you don't have insurance in the US. I agree Kili's experience has been awful. Anyway, I do know that when my dad had acute gastric pain over a year ago, he was immediately put into surgery. He had diverticulitis. I'm pretty sure that when it comes to immediately life-threatening illnesses, hospitals will treat right away. But then, he has very good insurance. Maybe it would be different if he didn't have any. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca I know that I pay out the you know what to have the best coverage for anything that could happen and it still is a run around to get anything done > I know that I pay out the you know what to have the best coverage > for anything that could happen and it still is a run around to get > anything done My insurance is surprisingly good, but some things seem to really confuse them. One confusing thing is that they are my only medical but my secondary dental. The other confusing thing is apparently acupuncture -- most of their policies don't cover it, but DH's does, so they seem to think it's not covered. Now things are starting to go through. As soon as I get a person on the phone, which is actually pretty fast, they fix everything very quickly, but I swear I've had to call them at least 10 times so far this year. That's just crazy. Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > This joke, which I just read on rec.humor.funny, seems pertinent > to a number of recent threads here... [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > The second is a Golden Retriever. Good one, Joyce, but until I got to the end I thought the first was going to be "served" by my HMO! SignatureSam, closely supervised by Mistletoe |
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