Does anyone have any advice?

Thanks,

Paul

So much for the public health systems (or social medicine) or what ever you
all want to call it.  Everyone gets treated equally, and everyone gets
penalized equally, at the same time.  But the rich will always come out on
top.  The poor people and the homeless benefit, but the vast majority in the
middle get screwed all to hell.  I am lucky enough to have what "used to be
good health insurance", and I am not criticizing your health system
outright, but it certainly has it's shortfalls as you have pointed out (I
have read these kinds of stories many times - ie you stand in line to get a
procedure or test, and even to get an appointment with a doctor just to get
the procedure or test later).

Our system in the U.S. is far from the best (and probably worse than yours
overall, and we also have to stand in line, but not as long as you do) - but
I'll take it any day over yours (naturally because I am lucky enough to have
health insurance).  Many people in the U.S. do not have health insurance for
various reasons (the poor and the homeless, the unemployed who lost their
job, and are searching for a good job with insurance, etc), and they would
love to have your health system.  Both systems have shortfalls obviously.
Best wishes...Pete