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Originally Posted by thesloppy
I have had a hell of a time and multiple months wait any & every time I want to see a specialist and I'm on the best/platinum tier of insurance. You literally can't find mental health care in this town, regardless of any kind of insurance or urgency. When I hear folks talk about how awesome American private health care is I wonder if they've ever been to a doctor/hospital, and/or where they live, so I can make an appointment there.
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I agree with this completely. Switching to a dermatologist from my GP, my wait for my first dermatologist appt was 4 months. Not life threatening in any way, but holy damn.
I recently discussed switching to a psychiatrist instead of using my GP to try to find the right meds to deal with some issues there. GP wrote me a referral and said "if you're even thinking about making this change, call them today and make an appointment, you can always cancel but it will likely be 3 months minimum before you'll be seen".
Neither are life threatening, but... damn.
The other thing is just getting sick in general and needing to see your primary care doc. If I don't want to wait a week to see the doc - and often I don't because I don't make an appointment when I feel something coming on, I wait until I'm sure I have to go - I just go to Urgent Care.