> Elsewhere in the world, doctors can and do spend more than 12 minutes figuring out what's wrong with their patients.

Where? According to "International variations in primary care physician consultation time: a systematic review of 67 countries" Sweden is the only country on the planet with an average consultation length longer than the US.

"We found that 18 countries representing about 50% of the global population spend 5 min or less with their primary care physicians."