“Single payer countries have notably longer waits for specialists than the US.”
Again, longer than whom? certainly not longer than the uninsured.
Of course, your data isnt completely accurate. See the recently released “commonwealth fund international survey on health” Both Germany and France had lower wait times than the US (Though the US was better than other countries in this regard (though neither are true single payer systems, but there are very few in the world so I assumed you were using the term more liberally)
Of cours ethe US DOES have single payer health insurance for those over 65, and I am not aware of any delays in treatment in that group
And besides, what is the harm in waiting a bit longer for a non emergent visit
However, if the thought of waiting really distresses you, the (main) reason waits are so long is to keep down costs. We can spend more than Canada does have extra specialists, likely stil spend less than we do and have shorter wait times than Canada does.
huju
” and the care is just as good”
that should read “The care is better”