I really doubt anybody needs to be discouraged from frivolous open heart surgery by co-pay. Also: nobody does on any waiting lists in Ireland or Canada. Or, mo

I really doubt anybody needs to be discouraged from frivolous open heart surgery by co-pay. Also: nobody does on any waiting lists in Ireland or Canada. Or, more accurately: There may sometimes be waits for elective procedures, and people may get hit by busses while on such a list. But there’s no causality. The only waiting lists where people die are for organ transplants, as in most any country.