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I've seen the French socialized healthcare firsthand in the late '90s ... a scene out of a vetrenarian clinic of the 1960s.


Not comparing systems here, but every healthcare system including the best, will generate plenty of individual horror stories. What's the real relevance though in terms of the long-term health of the citizens of a country? IMO you have to look at the big picture to make that comparison. And in that comparison, and in most categories, the U.S. system doesn't seem to fare so well.

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There is also a reason that if anything serious happens, most expatriates try to make it Stateside for treatment.


I haven't heard (and I for one am not claiming) that the quality of healthcare delivery in the U.S. isn't excellent. And those Americans who can afford to travel abroad probably have the ability to pay for healthcare anywhere they want to get it, so why not access it in the U.S. Is that however the point?

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The US healthcare system isn't perfect and does need some serious adjustment done to the malpractice and procedure side of it, but God is it head and shoulders above what most other countries have.


Perhaps the best, undoubtedly one of the best (and would certainly be better with malpractice reform) - but again, this statement applies only for those who have affordable access ... and according to everything I read these days, that number is shrinking at the same time as the population is growing. If this trend continues, what do you think would be the eventual outcome?

And as part of your next posting, may I respectfully suggest you disclose any bias by stating whether or not you have healtchare insurance coverage?