depends... around here it is 2 to 14 hours depending on how backed up the ER is. The patient may go broke afterward tho.
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Larry Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: > > >The source doesn't matter here. > >Do you agree with him or disagree? > >Can Canadians pay for an MRI in Canada? > > > > The point I'm making is that by relying on biased blog postings sponsored > by the Winnipeg Scum (local nickname for the tabloid), I'm more than > skeptical of anything that's said in it. > > And why does that matter. In case you've missed what has been said time and > time again, medical coverage is a provincial affair. Given that the > accessibility of such systems are fairly limited in Manitoba (Winnipeg, > Brandon, Boundry Trails and Central etc), I can see people going down to the > US for these procedures. The Manitoba Regional Health Care System will pay > for them according the the reimbursement schedule that is published. > > That said, other scheduled services are typically almost immediate to only > two weeks for CT scans in Winnipeg. In all cased of emergency or urgent care > there is no wait for any services. > > Now in comparison to the US what is the wait time for an MRI or CT scan > when the person is poor and uninsured? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:303097 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
