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I have no reason to mock american healthcare. Sure, here in Belgium I can afford to see a doctor, but I don't know if I can find one.
My previous doctor retired and all the other doctors in the area have a patient stop. They will only give you an appointment if you already are a known patient. I can only hope one of them is willing to take me the next time I'm sick.
My dentist has so much work he doesn't answer his phone and doesn't has an online method to make appointments. You have to plan your next appointment when you visit him and his agenda is usually booked for the next 6 months.
Odd that your old doctor didn’t have a plan to distribute patients to new doctors when they retired.
My wife's doctor left the state hospital a few months ago. We didn't find out until her prescription wasn't sent to the pharmacy. Had to call the hospital to find out. They didn't distribute the doctors patients, and they didnt even call in the prescriptions that only required a yearly check.
That's the most tame story I have about that hospital and it's the most luxurious hospital I've ever seen. It looks like a 4 star hotel. I considered suing them at one point but a family lawyer told me it would be too hard to prove fault, even though they were clearly at fault.