Yes, of course there are waiting lists for elective surgeries or treatment. When my friend had a brain tumor, she got an MRI the following morning, not 4 months later. It is a triage system.
So everyone waits for ELECTIVE procedures, but guess what? Everyone gets everything for free. You have what, 40 million people who get nothing and who knows how many more with shitty insurance who can't afford your speedy treatment anyway. What is it worth to me that I can get an MRI tomorrow afternoon if I can't afford it anyway? It's nothing more than a theoretical benefit.
I've said this before but I'm really, honestly wondering whether it is a uniquely American view to believe that you shouldn't have to wait in line for anything, because certainly everywhere else in the developed world, people wait for elective procedures without screaming that the heavens are falling. So is there some kind of cultural difference that precludes one nation from being able to cope with potential waits? One honestly has to wonder.
So everyone waits for ELECTIVE procedures, but guess what? Everyone gets everything for free. You have what, 40 million people who get nothing and who knows how many more with shitty insurance who can't afford your speedy treatment anyway. What is it worth to me that I can get an MRI tomorrow afternoon if I can't afford it anyway? It's nothing more than a theoretical benefit.
I've said this before but I'm really, honestly wondering whether it is a uniquely American view to believe that you shouldn't have to wait in line for anything, because certainly everywhere else in the developed world, people wait for elective procedures without screaming that the heavens are falling. So is there some kind of cultural difference that precludes one nation from being able to cope with potential waits? One honestly has to wonder.
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