Remember you read it here first. A couple of years ago a slight continuing pain in my left hip area suggested I might need one of those neat new nylon hip replacements. But there was a three-month wait for an appointment. My heavy, travelling speaking schedule might not permit setting any specific appointment anyhow. This is a problem faced by many people who dutifully pay their medicare fees on time, but then have to wait several months for diagnostic tests or specialist consultations.
Some people wait longer, depending on their particular problem.
So I decided to research this apparent problem and perhaps write an article on it. A country like Canada has a single-tiered medical health system. No appointment is needed, but you may have to wait 30 minutes. I was out in 20 minutes. But for me, that was a relatively inexpensive amount to pay for immediate service.