Comment by slibhb

2 days ago

Anecdotes aside, here's some data:

https://benchmarkcanada.org/Governing_Healthcare-Wait-Times....

The US does far better than the UK and Canada.

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otterley  2 days ago

That's AI slop published by a think tank, not to be trusted. It's not primary source data.

  • slibhb  2 days ago

    I'd love to see some other data. But afaik it's basically not contested that the US has shorter wait times than the UK and Canada

    • otterley  2 days ago

      I agree with the main point. The thing is, in the US, wait times are a function of how much you're willing to spend. You can always pay for priority. But most people won't pay more, and the reality is that most healthcare systems have far less provider supply than demand, particularly in dense urban areas where most people live.