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Wait time is a function of supply not insurance regime. And in OPs case, he was still referred. Where I live in the US, dermatologists are in high demand. It can take a year to get a routine appointment. My wife recently had a dermatologist cancel (dr was going on leave). The office provided a list of other dr’s to call for an opening (who may or may not be in our insurance provider network.).

Wait times are not exclusive to social insurance at all and insurance networks only further complicate matching supply and demand.