[Snowyman]

Here’s the story..all of it.

OTTAWA — Eastern Ontarians, particularly the walking wounded, are waiting longer for MRIs than they did three years ago even though the region has acquired three new machines to do more scans.
Officials are quick to point out that the patients who are waiting the longest are not those with life-threatening conditions such as cancer, heart disease or brain disorders. Rather, they are patients with back pain or muscle injuries.

“What we’re talking about here are people who don’t have conditions that need to be scanned urgently,”

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/With+delays+worst+province+eastern+Ontario+tries+clear+backlog/7251302/story.html#ixzz2CICkYoJW

[Hot Tabasco]

“What we’re talking about here are people who don’t have conditions that need to be scanned urgently,”

I find it not surprising that the only MRI machines are in hospital medical facilities.

Here they're privatized and readily available to anyone regardless of the severity of injury or illness. In fact, one such group called Basha Diagnostics actually advertises their services on local TV.

4 years ago I injured my shoulder playing softball, two days later I was able to see my orthopedist who prescribed an MRI and 5 days after that I had the MRI at a private facility about 2 miles away.......When I called to make the appointment they asked me "what time is convenient for you, morning or afternoon...?"

[Hot Tabasco]

As a side note, all the guys I play softball with are over 55 and many of them have had knee and hip replacements and virtually all of them had a choice of when to have their procedures done. Usually at the end of the season so they could use the winter to recover.......

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Rather, they are patients with back pain or muscle injuries.

“What we’re talking about here are people who don’t have conditions that need to be scanned urgently,”

Dude never had back pain, I take it.

Doncha love bureaucrats?

Thanks for Obamacare, moonbats.