The Health Care Waiting Game, Long Waits for Doctors’ Appointments Have Become the Norm
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL JULY 5, 2014, New York Times
Excerpts
% having to wait 6+ days (2013 survey)
14% Netherlands
16% Britain
26% America
28% Norway
33% Canada
Need a new knee, or an M.R.I., or a Botox injection? (good sources of revenue) You’ll probably be on the schedule within days in the US.
See also VitaminDWiki
- 400,000 IU of vitamin D reduced adult pain and improved quality of life – March 2014
- If you cannot readily get medical treatment, consider Alternative Med such as vitamin D - has the following two graphics
Canadians wait many weeks: first see the doctor, then more weeks to see the specialist
Percentage of people having to wait more than 6 days - many countries