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[–] grue@lemmy.world 114 points 19 hours ago (29 children)

U.S. healthcare has shorter waits

Is that even really true to begin with?

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 35 points 19 hours ago (6 children)

Compared to European countries, no. Compared to Canada, yes.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 25 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

Elective surgery means surgery that can improve quality of life, but is not otherwise life saving right?

Canada also has the lowest number of doctors per 10k, and the lowest wait for primary care.

The US has more doctors, but the highest time to primary care.

I don't know many elective surgeries that can be scheduled without a primary care referring the patient to the surgeon for consult. Not to mention, beside plastic surgery, it's usually a case where the patient has no idea they could benefit from the elective surgery.

That graph is highly misleading.

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 8 points 18 hours ago

Canada also has the lowest number of doctors per 10k, and the lowest wait for primary care.

That's assuming you even have primary care. There's a desperate shortage of family doctors in Ontario.

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