> But this is how it works in many places in Europe, like Germany or Netherlands. Nope. I can see my Primary care physician today if I wanted to. It's currentl

> But this is how it works in many places in Europe, like Germany or Netherlands. Nope. I can see my Primary care physician today if I wanted to. It's currently 10:55 AM. If I had called before 9, I would have gotten a scheduled slot. If i wanted to see him now I'd have to go to the open office hour and wait 30-60 minutes. For urgent (not emergency) stuff, the 4 hospitals in my city have daily open office hours with specialists. Without an appointment, you usually wait 1-2 hours (unless they prioritize you due to pain). For non-urgent things like a diagnostic MRI "just to check", you'd wait 1-2 weeks for your appointment. There are two exceptions to this: We got a lack of dermatologists and psychologists and you'd probably wait 2-3 months for an appointment.