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6 months? You think 6 months to see an oncologist is rare in the US?

Are you including the number of people who don't seek any care until they end up in the ER with acute symptoms because they couldn't go in to get regular screening or preventive care?

And before you say that should be covered by the ACA you are still ignoring that hospitals are open 9-5 and the people who can't make it to the hospital are working the job they need for health insurance during those same hours, provided they have transportation and can take off more than an hour to wait for the primary care to visit them.

Not to mention, if the cancer hasn't progressed to stage 3 or 4 by that point, the health insurance won't likely be paying for the most effective treatment, they'll be paying for the treatment "they have on record for effective treatment".

And who's to say you can even get into an oncologist familiar with your cancer? Then may feel more comfortable referring you to a John Hopkins, or Mayo Clinic, or one in California. So now you have to pay for transportation and living expenses in another state while you get treatment and don't work. Some insurances might cover this. Most won't. Some companies will foot the bill. Most will laugh at you.

6 months? It's a 5 month wait to get a new primary care provider here. Fuck your 6 month complaint.