Hello, Canadians of Lemmy! Down in the USA there is a lot of conflicting information regarding the efficacy of y’alls healthcare systems. Without revealing my personal bias, I was hoping for some anecdotes or summaries from those whom actually live there.
In any case where the wait times aren’t extreme in the U.S., you also have to consider the large number of people who don’t even have the opportunity to wait.
Wait times are reduced when people can’t afford to get on the waiting list.
If they want to fairly compare wait times, they need to include in average the infinite wait times for the people who are left out of the system entirely.