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The demand for healthcare procedures is unlimited.
Instead queues are used to limit access to expensive procedures, because waiting lists are the only solution that is palatable to voters.
Although in theory queues shouldn't actually reduce total costs (just delay the costs?)
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The demand for healthcare procedures is unlimited.
Instead queues are used to limit access to expensive procedures, because waiting lists are the only solution that is palatable to voters.
Although in theory queues shouldn't actually reduce total costs (just delay the costs?)