Canada

It is by design.

Decades of sabotage. It was managed by and for the doctors. Under the threat that they would leave the province, we gave them everything. They operate as private entities within the hospitals and can bill whatever medical acts they want with little surveillante.

My kid would need an appointement with a specialist: the waiting list was six months. Or I could see THE SAME FUCKING DOCTOR at his privately owned clinic the next week.

Obviously, when you're ill and have the mean and access, you will pay. In the end, it's the poors that pay the price of a worse service.

I could rant about Bonjour Santé and their shady businees practice, but let's just say the private sector has its foot, and more, in the door for a long time by now.

Or you have the experience that I had, just last night. I moved to Quebec one month ago. My Quebec Healthcare doesn't kick in until after 3 months, so I am unable to even make an appointment to see a doctor here.

My only option was to go to the local emergency department, so last night I did so. I have an issue that is not urgent, but is affecting me and has been going on for a while.

I arrived at the hospital and there were only two other people in the waiting room. I was optimistic, but after sitting there for 4 hours and seeing many other people brought in ahead of me, I realized that there was a good chance I was at the very end of the queue, with potentially no chance of seeing a doctor.

I gave up and went home. Even the Quebec health line suggested that I go back to Ontario if I needed to see a doctor before I had Quebec health coverage.