Wait times in Ireland have reached eight years for some procedures. Seems the government is trying to keep this problem under wraps.
Further socialising (no, wait, here it's socializing) of medicine in the US remains politically popular, if the polls are to be believed.
In related news I've been reading The Myth of the Rational Voter by Bryan Caplan.
Just look at what a lovely job they did for our wounded soldiers at Walter Reed. Maybe they can get some ex-military bureaucrats in there to buy some $900 bed pans. I can't wait to see what the Feds can do for all of us!
(yes, I'm being sarcastic)
I dunno, man. Sounds like a data management issue as much as anything. The article even suggests as much.
That's cold comfort. We see your name on the waiting list, but we're not sure if you actually exist, or if we've already seen you. So sorry.