Yes.
Although, no matter what system we have I want someone to crackdown on costs. Without that the same problems continue.
I’d really like to know how well run our military system is. How financially well run. The salaries of the doctors (I’m in favor of fairly high salaries for doctors, although realize military doctors get their medical education for free) and the fees and prices for diagnostic equipment and supplies, etc. Everyone always talks about Medicare. I always say I grew up in socialized medicine in America, because I grew up in military care. When I got out into private sector care I was shocked. I was spoiled, because my care was at Bethesda Naval, one of the larger better equipped military facilities, so that might have some influence on my shock.
In military care they also control what medications are approved, and try to get patients on the cheapest brands, that sort of thing doesn’t disappear with socialized medicine. However, what is noticeably different to me is in military care my primary more readily helped and transferred me to specialists. My cardiologist in the private sector was exNavy and she said in the service you can be more focused on the patient.
One thing to consider is in places like Canada the doctors are still paid fee for service just like Most of the American private sector. Canadian doctors are just paid by the government for their service. I don’t want that.
I think I would be healthier in more ways than one if I could go to the doctor for “free.” I have the money to pay, I just resent paying for nothing. No cure. No help. No real interest. Over-focused on making money, like making me come back for test results (luckily that has been somewhat taken care of with the new laws). I do have a few doctors who have been great. Just too many that haven’t been. Enough bad ones in a row and I stop going for a long while. Stop trying. I live sick, or have lived with illness linger than necessary too often in the past out of frustration.