The key thing is that health care is very uneven and unpredictable in the US, in my experience. I have called my primary doctor and gotten a referral the same

The key thing is that health care is very uneven and unpredictable in the US, in my experience. I have called my primary doctor and gotten a referral the same day to a specialist. I have also waited 3 weeks to get a referral, and another 3 weeks for an actual appointment. If you want to know what truly excellent health care is like, visit Mayo Clinic. Because of the concentration of doctors in one location, I saw around 12 doctors in a week. That would have taken a year or more through the regular medical system.