No, it isn't. I can see my Primary Care Physician (PCP) same- or next-day (or a rotating replacement on the weekend) and this is true for pretty much everybody

No, it isn't. I can see my Primary Care Physician (PCP) same- or next-day (or a rotating replacement on the weekend) and this is true for pretty much everybody in Germany. Appointments with specialists can take longer, and many do report waiting weeks or months, though this has not been my experience at all and I usually get an appointment within days or, rarely, a few weeks. Ymmv, I think it mostly depends on where you live, how flexible you are, if you're willing to call another specialist practice when the first is booked and whether you're insistent. And on the specialty, obviously, I'm sure there are some that are perpetually overbooked, which I was fortunate to not need myself so far. There's an artificial limit on the number of medical practices in Germany, as well. Incidentally, my relatives who live in more rural areas seem to think nothing of driving twenty minutes for every trivial thing sometimes multiple times day, but driving 90 minutes to see a specialist twice a year is totally out of the question.