Re: US healthcare system
I paid whatever my co-pay was.. I think 10 dollars for the doctor + two lab tests, one of which is very expensive.
And yes 2 weeks is normal turnover time here, for even simple X-rays.
I guess thats anecdotal. My experience with US docs is great, Im sure theres some bad stuff too. But waiting times are never as bad in US as they routinely are in UK and Canada.
Earlier in the thread I cited Pakistan as a case where the healthcare is much much better than is supposed. Its affordable and competant.
My mother eventually got her care from a surgeon in Karachi, who coincidentally had trained and practiced in UK too. Same level of competance, same equipment, different country. For a comparatively piddling amount (in pounds).
Dunno. I've never lived in mid-europe (Im not even sure what mid-europe is!) so I cant say. It possibly has to do with the strain on the system, how many people are using it vs how many people are paying for it. NHS here is not in great shape, which I guess accounts for the bad services.
mid-Europe = Central Europe :p
Well you should live in Central Europe to make proper judgement on healthcare systems for free or private based healthcare.
I wouldnt go judging by the UK system. What of I have heard by you It seems pretty awefull to what we have at "mid-Europe".