I live in California. It took me 2 months of calling people to finally get someone who was accepting new patients to be my PCP within an hour commute(I had to p

I live in California. It took me 2 months of calling people to finally get someone who was accepting new patients to be my PCP within an hour commute(I had to pay for one medical membership). Getting ANY dermatologist appointment is 1 month out, getting a good dermatologist appointment was 3 months out (involved a lot of time calling them up again and again). My wife is undergoing mental health crisis, it took us two weeks of just basically calling everyone on the insurance phone book to finally get an appointment 1 week out. My PCP appointments usually take at least 1 week out at all times. When I needed a gastroenterologist for a “mystery pain” in the stomach, it took me 1 month of suffering before I could see them (if you’re dying call 911, else suffer), my CT scan appointment took a week and me constantly having to call them up to expedite it. Basically the point being if you’re dying call 911 else wait at least a week to see someone. I as a person who has no medical degree should not be making that call. I should have access to someone who can make that call (without bankrupting myself). Even in third world countries you can see doctors the same day. It’s appalling you can’t in the greatest country in the world.