I'm in the UK, and have unfortunately had all too much experience of the health care system here.
My view is that it's optimised for the majority, and for the "easy" things. For example, all the NHS endocrinologists I've seen have only really known about diabetes, the dieticians I've seen only really know about weight loss, the pain specialists I've seen have a narrow and fixed list of mess they prescribe, and the neurologists I've seen only really knew about... well, not much TBH. I can only guess it's because they're over-stretched and simply don't have time, but it's also been my experience that consultant's knowledge is way behind the times; almost like they haven't read a paper since they left medical school. Oh, and waiting list times are often ridiculous.
The NHS fails many, but I know helps far more than it fails, and if you have the money you have the option of private medical insurance or self-funding private medical care.
I'd still take our "sort of works for most people" system over that of the USA any day.
My view is that it's optimised for the majority, and for the "easy" things. For example, all the NHS endocrinologists I've seen have only really known about diabetes, the dieticians I've seen only really know about weight loss, the pain specialists I've seen have a narrow and fixed list of mess they prescribe, and the neurologists I've seen only really knew about... well, not much TBH. I can only guess it's because they're over-stretched and simply don't have time, but it's also been my experience that consultant's knowledge is way behind the times; almost like they haven't read a paper since they left medical school. Oh, and waiting list times are often ridiculous.
The NHS fails many, but I know helps far more than it fails, and if you have the money you have the option of private medical insurance or self-funding private medical care.
I'd still take our "sort of works for most people" system over that of the USA any day.