Last week Chuckie had an MRI done on her right knee. It sometime clicks, locks up and causes lots of pain.
We just got back from the knee surgeon, he said she has a torn meniscus. He wants to get in there and explore and clean up the tear. Can it be healed any other way??
Should Chuckie have surgery for her torn meniscus???
He says if we go to his clinic it will cost $600 we just have to pay the nurses the Government pays him.
Of course in Canada if we go to the hospital it is free. He can do it in the clinic this week or we can go on the waiting list for the Hospital it is about six months.
We can have about 150 Margaritas in Mexico for the $600 and Chuckie says wait til we get back in about six months and have it done in the Hospital day surgery. I don't want to rush her but should we do it now?
Former Member
Private clinics are quite all right - his clinic is a good one the only difference is that there are some clinics associated with our medical plan and the medical plan covers all the costs including the nurses.
The government approved clinics are payoffs I am sure.
His clinic is private, he is one of the leading surgeons in the country. He treats all the football players and he is highly regarded. But the government will not pay for the nurses in his clinic but pays his fees. He also operates at the Hospitals, there is a waiting list to get into the hospital operating rooms.
George
Thanks for the info. It is an option that I was not aware of under your system. I had the impression that Canada had a one choice fits all system. This hybridized approach is one that I think would be workable perhaps in the states. Good luck with the knee.
Spudfin
The problem is of course if you have something like a heart transplant that is not critical you would have to wait for a hospital bed. If critical there is not a waitlist. But they say some people do not get treated in time.
Our medical system even flys critical people to other jurisdictions even to the USA and pays.
Our fees are here www.health.gov.bc.ca/.../premium.html
When I lived in Ontario there were no service fees. Each province has different fees or no fees for medical coverage. BC is the most costly.
