I'm not sure arguing minor surgeries can wait for 6 months-1 year+ is a good thing. If the system cannot handle both minor and major operations within a reasonable amount of time, then something is very wrong.
Minor, in general, is something that plagues you, yet waiting for surgery isn't going to be an issue. Foot surgery, for example, might fall under this. Waiting won't take complications.
For skin cancer checks, though, you can go to your family doctor. (I have to get skin cancer checks due to a medicine I'm on). If they find anything worrysome, sometimes they can remove it in-office or get you to the correct person in a timely manner. You know, because doctors know that some skin cancers spread quickly (others aren't that serious).
Minor actually means minor. It doesn't mean waiting to see if you die.
That doesn't sound ok to me... and objectively is a massive step backwards from what we have in the US today.
In the US today, no matter if you have zero income, little income, or high income - you can see a doctor promptly and have any procedure performed within a month of less.
As another has said, these are minor. It's OK to wait.
It isn't like you are going to be out of a job or out of much money: A safety net helps with it. So you are sitting at home or at work on light duty while waiting, depending.