Wait Times Are the Antithesis of "Healthcare"

In the post where I rebut pinko commie economist Robert Frank, he relates an anecdote about healthcare in France. Of course, Frank extrapolates his anecdote into a broad conclusion. Well, another economist relates an anecdote about French healthcare. Although the anecdote is quite indicative, this economist, unlike Frank, is intellectually honest enough to warn you that anecdotes are not a good basis for making broad conslusions.

One point that I would like to make about this post is that it points up something that any good doctor will tell you, that sometimes immediacy is the essence of care. Certain conditions require immediate attention and thus delayed care is no care at all. Thus a system whereby care is rationed via wait times, such as in Canada and Britain, is profoundly inconsistent with proper care. Such a system is deeply irresponsible.