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Originally Posted by MSD
This is odd. Usually universal healthcare threads are full of horror stories of waiting 6 months for a hospital to treat a necrotizing infection and people who really needed surgery but didn't get it in time. This time it's all butterflies and rainbows. I don't live somewhere that allows me to observe it firsthand, so I don't know what to think now.
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My evidence is entirely anecdotal, but I have never had to wait long for an essential service. Non-essential tests and services are sometimes delayed for a couple of weeks, but when I've needed treatment I've always gotten it. The only thing I can think of that even begins to come close to what you're describing is one of my more recent hospital stays. I was seen in the ER, but had to wait overnight for the internist to show up; the on-call doctor treated me with fluids and painkillers while I was waiting.
The whole idea of the months-long wait times seems to be a myth, from what I've seen personally. Never been there, never known anyone who has.
There's more I want to say here, but I'm having a very hard time separating my personal feelings from this discussion, so I will get to it later if at all.