Not how it works in the UK at least. Go to ER even for the most mindnumbingly minor thing and you will be seen at ER, though you'll be triaged right to the back

Not how it works in the UK at least. Go to ER even for the most mindnumbingly minor thing and you will be seen at ER, though you'll be triaged right to the back of the queue. Waits for GP appointments can be longer, but they all have slots open first thing in the morning if you need to be seen same day for something urgent. The US is by far the most bureaucratic system imo. So much time and money spent on billing, collections, insurance administration, etc. I genuinely do not think there is a single country in the world that would send someone out of ER if they had an appendix bursting. Not sure how you could actually believe that was the case.