I want to tell you guys about the dirty little secrets of universal healthcare.
People may get universal coverage, but you can still be DENIED of procedures. That's right, healthcare providers can turn you away. There's a long waiting time to get certain procedures and you can wait for months, if not years.
- My friend's friend's father who lives in England died recently because he couldn't get proper followup treatment after having a stroke. He died while waiting to get treated. How f***** up is that?
- The relative of a friend only get a limited amount of visits in Norway for her pregnancy. She had a miscarriage. Maybe it's not the fault of the system, but she still had limited amount of visits. Any additional visits must be paid out of pocket.
People think it's unicorn and rainbows. It's not. With 330 Million people and about 70 million obese people, the wait for proper medical treatment is a long, long, long wait.
Nice fearmongering. What you fail to disclose is that the UK and other UHS systems have significantly higher life expectancies than the USA, and spend significantly less money achieving these better health outcomes. DESPITE rationing of resources and longer waiting times.