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Long queues are common for countries with public healthcare.

The big difference with private - you can choose how much do you pay and what you'll get. With public you get poor experience no matter how much you pay. And sum is not limited: more you earn more you pay :(

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As someone who just tried to schedule an appointment with a new PCP and being told my first available appointment would be in August, I'm not at all sold on the idea that long queues are unique to public health care systems.

I'm not sure what kind of health insurance I could buy in the US that would give me short queues. Lower deductible, more ancillary services, sure, but what's the plan that says "no more than a week to schedule any kind of appointment you need"?

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