I'm not a troll, I'm an ogre...oh wait, I'm a tigress. ROAR.
thanks for the responses guys. I'm always open to reading other opinions. I think I'll still keep mine at the moment, though
edit: I can't keep myself from responding. I'm so annoying.
Anyway, there are plenty of waits in our current healthcare system. I don't know where you're getting your figures as far as cardiac care, but patients in this country often wait for months for an appointment. At the neurology clinic where I work patients would have to wait for 3-5 months just to get in if it weren't for the doctor demanding to see them within a month and then staying extra just to fit everybody in (she's always booked like 120%). For other doctors patients DO have to wait for 3-5 months. And that's common.
I hate to recommend this book, because I think it's not well written and way too sensationalistic, but Critical Condition has some good info about this in it. Unfortunately it's also tainted by poor use of statistics, not nearly enough actualy data/information, and a polemic tone.