I couldn’t say how it works because public health insurance is basically invisible when you’re using it. When I see the hospital it’s for them to assess when I should be booked into surgery.

I have a hernia affecting my upper gi. Negative symptoms are easily treatable with medication, however over a long time (like 10+ years) it may cause other issues in the surrounding area, some that could be precursors to cancer, disease, etc.

That’s all I know tbh, I haven’t really cared enough about it to find out what the deal is. Maybe they have a quota for how many of these types of surgeries they can perform in a year based on their budget, and more life threatening stuff eats away from that quota. This would make sense as to why they aren’t able to give me a timeframe until I’m high enough on the waiting list that more serious injuries aren’t likely to push me back.