As I pointed out in another thread, in Canuckistan and the UK, government "healthcare" delays for diagnostic tests, shortages of diagnostic equipment (e.g. MRI and PET), and delays in treatments sometimes kill patients. The costs to patients of this "healthcare" didn't magically disappear, it just got included in local and national taxes. There's a treason "healthcare tourism" has long been a thing in the UK, and some Canuckistanis come to the US where delays are measured in days rather than months.
I won't go into details, but a family member with a chronic condition recently, within two weeks, saw their doctor for a scheduled ("routine" in the context of their condition) visit, did a blood test, got some very concerning results, saw the doctor on an urgent basis, and got the relevant prescription med. No country's healthcare system is without problems, but the grass is NOT greener on the government-healthcare side of the fence.
