[twoodfin]

Sorry, which measure most directly captures patient inconvenience & suffering due to wait times?

[beej71]

It would be an enlightening experiment. "Wait 2 hours or pay $5000 to be seen now."

[twoodfin]

Many universal public systems (not all, see: Canada) effectively allow this through private plans and private providers that supplement the government benefits, often notably for speedier diagnostics and treatment.