Comment on 92% of American adults aren’t going to a doctor because they cannot afford it. The health insurance industry must be dissolved & all of its executives criminally prosecuted for murder, conspiracy, an…

• notabot@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  How do you know you’ll need a doctor in 4 months??!? How do the other people booking that far out know they’ll need one? When you need a doctor, you need one soon, preferably today. Do you just book an appointment per week and cancel if you don’t need it?

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  • mrmisses@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If it’s an emergency - the er. If it’s not an emergency - an “Urgent Care” type place. But not your actual Dr unless you plan months in advance.

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    • notabot@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Are we talking “no, sorry I can’t get a chest infection right now, I need to schedule an appointment with the doctor firat, but I should be able to fit you in in 4 months or so”? I ask because I know the US healthcare system is bad, but I have difficulty judging how bad.

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      • frongt@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        If you have an urgent problem you go to urgent care. I had one, I went to urgent care after work, I got seen, got the prescription, and went home and got my pills.

        If you say “hey I have this problem where my back hurts sometimes” then they’ll schedule you for the next available appointment. Depending on how busy they are, yes that could be months out. You might try a different doctor if you can.

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      • mrmisses@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I feel like I answered this question in the post you are responding to?

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  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It helps if you tell them that you e met your deductible, which means you are now a bottomless pit of health insurance money, and want to schedule all the tests you’ve been putting off. They’ll find room in the schedule.

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