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?
>
> 

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