Comment by genocidicbunny

> You can see your doctor pretty much freely within the US for nearly any reason.

Sorry, as someone who knows multiple people in various parts of the US healthcare system, this is pretty laughable. At the very least, we have different definitions of 'freely'.

Most of the urgent care clinics near me, for example, no longer accept patients without appointments. ER wait time is several hours, and you will owe hundreds if not thousands of dollars after unless you have _very_ good insurance.

> This idea you cannot see your doctor in the US, or that you receive treatment from nurses or administrators is simply not true.

Not from administrators, but nurses yes. Many clinics will only have a RN on duty large parts of the time. There are also systems where you can set up telehealth appointments, but a lot of the time they will be with a nurse and not a doctor.

> In all cases, you can see your doctor if needed, with very little lead time if any.

My parents have been trying to address some conditions they've developed, in one case, pretty serious. There's a several month lead time on their appointments to deal with this.