[misja111]

I'm living in Swiss but originally from the Netherlands. What you in CH call phone queues wouldn't even be noticed in other countries in the EU. Waiting lists? Same story. In NL it can take many months or even a year before you can be seen by a specialist. Maybe that specialist needs an X-ray taken? Make another appointment with the radiologist and start waiting again.

Often I get the feeling here that people in CH don't realize how good they have it ..

[Yeul]

That's because in the Netherlands everyone is equal. You're treated according to medical needs. Doctors don't care that you are a very important Google developer. They read your chart and know that you can wait. It's battlefield triage in Dutch hospitals. I find it hilarious that people think that they put you on list you for shits and giggles.

You're totally free to find a private clinic in Singapore (but let's face it most people who think they are affluent don't quite have the money for that and Google isn't forking over the money because you're not that important).

[sneak]

Why should anyone have to wait for medical care? Sounds like a broken system to me. Prioritizing who gets through a bottleneck isn’t equality.

[kakwa_]

Well ressources are not infinite. And in such conditions I would rather prioritize by need rather than by mean.

[misja111]

Dutch people with enough money who don't want to be on a waiting list, go abroad for medical treatment.