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Off topic: The wait for health care varies – July 2014

The Health Care Waiting Game, Long Waits for Doctors’ Appointments Have Become the Norm

By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL JULY 5, 2014, New York Times

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% having to wait 6+ days (2013 survey)

14% Netherlands
16% Britain
26% America
28% Norway
33% Canada

Need a new knee, or an M.R.I., or a Botox injection? (good sources of revenue) You’ll probably be on the schedule within days in the US.

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Canadians wait many weeks: first see the doctor, then more weeks to see the specialist
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Percentage of people having to wait more than 6 days - many countries
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