The United States doesn't have waiting lists either? See http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/early/2005/11/28/hlthaff.w5.509.short http://content.healthaff

The United States doesn't have waiting lists either? See http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/early/2005/11/28/hlthaff.w5.509.short http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/early/2005/11/28/hl... page W.519. We fare badly in particular on getting access to a primary care doctor quickly (or other general care, if you Google articles). We have the highest percentage response for the question "Went to ER for condition that could have been treated by regular doctor if available" of the countries surveyed. And we have the highest response for people unable to get medical care due to cost. When it comes to specialists and elective surgery, we definitely have much less issues with waiting lists there. IMHO general health care is much more important; this is another indicator of the perverse incentives of the current US health care structure.