[gadaboutgal]

Originally Posted by Talk Host

The other day, my wife and I were sitting in the waiting room of a medeical specialist in Tampa. She had the appointment six months in advance and we devoted the whole day to the appointment.

At 1 1/2 hours past her appointment time she asked at the desk how much longer it would be, the answer was "however long it takes." Then they slammed the glass window in her face.

There were about three others in the waiting room as well. We had no idea if they were ahead of us or not.

As I sat there and looked around, It occurred to me that if there were a national mandatory health care program in place, that room would be filled to the gills. How long would our wait have been then.

As it was, after about 1 hour 45 minutes we left without seeing the doctor. As you might guess, the office staff didn't give a rat's ass.

JLK

What makes you think that that particular waiting room would be filled to the gills should we have a national health care program? What patient in their right mind would return to a doctor who had such little respect for their patient than to let them sit in a waiting room for one and three quarters hour. I, for one, think that individual doctor is a poor example of a physician-and a mismanager of time.
Your unfortunate scenario does not equate when good doctors will provide affordable health care for all Americans. jmo