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Re:Show HN: Compare prices that US hospitals charge patients... by moooo99 on Monday January 18, 2021 @12:04PM (#25823816)
Thats not right. You can easily get an appointment in Germany, even multiple times. If you have a referral, you usually get an appointment earlier than people who directly went to the specialist. However, if you have acute pain you will quickly get an appointment on the same or the next day.

Source: Me. just made the second appointment with a specialist within a week thanks to pain, appointment is tomorrow

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Re:Show HN: Compare prices that US hospitals charge patients... by marcinzm on Monday January 18, 2021 @03:23PM (#25826172)
In the US on self-referral plans (60% of health plans) you can get an appointment without any acute symptoms and with no delay versus a referral. I'd say that's a fairly large difference in ease of access without probably any impact on patient outcomes.
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