Calling All Non-Americans!! Would You Trade Health Care Systems With Us?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

No. Because I'd be dead. Several times over actually.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Looking down a well and seeing your own reflection, again, I see.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Ignoring reality in favor of an cheap insult again, I see.

I'm well aware that the majority of posters here are from disgustingly privileged backgrounds, but I reckon that money is an "issue" for slightly more than 1%... certainly as far as non-American posters are concerned.

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No.

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I'm not acting.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

But for cutting-edge technology, specialists, and immediate service ours is superior.

...if you have the money (and certain other things). And if you don't? Ordinary people can have rare-and-serious illlnesses as well...

[Filuwaúrdjan]

But for cutting-edge technology, specialists, and immediate service ours is superior.

...if you have the money (and certain other things). And if you don't? Ordinary people can have rare-and-serious illlnesses as well...

I didn't say it was cheap or that it was universal. My point was that, in the US's system, we should strive to keep the good aspects of our care while simultaneously providing universal coverage (however one may go about it).

There's absolutely no reason why high-quality specialist care can't run alongside a state healthcare system. And, speaking from very recent personal experience, no reason why it can't be part of it.
Vanity operations and the like; that's different.