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Healthcare: How Long Do Patients Have To Wait? (cdn.statcdn.com)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I've actually done analyses with OECD data. It's terrible. This is about as good as it gets. Countries don't report these data points very reliably. You get some that are a decade old, some that are much newer.

The real bias is in the use of "non-emergency surgery" as a data point. Look at time to see a specialist and you'll get a much different picture. (edit: spoiler alert, the US sucks. ask me about healthcare scheduling if you want me to nerd out for a bit)