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

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I voted no because I like our system here. We have a government health system and a private health system. The government system has pretty bad waiting lists, but the private system removes some of the people who would be otherwise on the waiting list, thus shortening it. I don't have private health insurance, but I will be getting it within the next twelve months.

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For general care and emergencies, yes, single-payer is superior. But for cutting-edge technology, specialists, and immediate service ours is superior.

I wonder if the physical therapist I'm currently seeing for a shoulder problem would be covered in Canada or the UK.

Oh, and I'm not sure if this is true or not, but I heard that in Canada, one must travel miles and/or wait months for something as simple as an MRI. Is that true?

This is why I prefer a mixed system like we have in Australia - best of both systems. I have also heard that the waiting list for an MRI is quite lengthy.