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I barely remember.
In the old times, before Obamacare, we usually got a doctor appointment instantly.
Surgery - Tomorrow? Friday? when it is better for you?

After the fundamental transformation
The same surgery appointment -
Monday three months from now? Does not work? Then we have some Tuesday five Months from now!

Even with the big west coast HMO/PPO, getting appointments for necessary non emergency health care has become time consuming and late re the appointments. More below:

We lost one sister in law due to slow cancer treatment and came close to losing a BIL due to basically not being treated with orthopedic and cardiac issues.

My wife’ hip replacement was delayed about 6 months and impacted her healing time.

Trying to get an audiology appt is basically impossible with our health plan. My wife’s hearing has really deteriorated, and we never hear back from her primary care doc on that
issue.

The outside audiologists seem to be in another world with the now over the counter hearing aids.

Tomorrow, I have an appt with an OD/eye doctor to test and fit me with new reading glasses as the OTCs are not working. It took 4 weeks to get this non emergency visit. I had an OD appt. a few months ago and my eye health was/is good for a few years.

Yes, exactly. i have noticed that the time to appointment is lengthening since the Obamacare was implemented. Year after year. The time to get the prescription is getting longer too.
The cost of insurance have increased through.
We were always laughing on Canadians and Britons, but we are getting there too!
I think, the problem (among others) is actually the “free” healthcare the “needy” are getting.
Since they pay nothing, what prevents them from going to doctor all the time, even if they do not need to?
E.G. the emergency rooms of the hospitals are full of suspiciously looking people, it looks rather scary there. If you go there, expect to wait half a day at the best!

Communist countries, with “free” healthcare for everybody were notorious for terrible healthcare and incredible waiting lines. To get to doctor was exercise of “whom do you know”. Or whom to bribe.

It is getting like this here.