In the US, I had to wait 1.5 weeks to see an orthopedist when I sprained both my ankles, with an excellent ($550/mo) PPO insurance plan. In a suburb. Not in a s

In the US, I had to wait 1.5 weeks to see an orthopedist when I sprained both my ankles, with an excellent ($550/mo) PPO insurance plan. In a suburb. Not in a state you'd list in the top 15 for population. It's a damn good thing I was lucky enough to have the opportunities in life that helped me get a job where not going to work for a month was OK. If I'd had a slightly less flexible situation, I would have been totally over the barrel. You cannot walk with two sprained ankles, but it's not considered a temporary disability either. Cuz, along with universal healthcare, we're missing worker protection laws too. On that note, you "hear" about people dying while waiting for surgery in Canada, but where's the evidence?