You are right about the British system being broke. It is and always was, imperfect, but many people owe their lives to it. Where I now live, there is a three-part system where the government picks up part of the bill, the employer-provided insurance picks up part, and the patient pays an affordable part. Even that is being strained by the lack of tax-payers and the number of elderly, but it still works well for most. And those with no jobs and/or no money qualify for free treatment. No system is perfect, but the pre Obamacare system in the US is one of the least perfect for the most people. Still rather get sick in Britain or here, or Canada or almost anywhere but the States. Luckily, when I lived in America, I had good health insurance provided by my husband’s non-American employer or our medical bills would have impoverished us..
You are right about the British system being broke. It is and always was, imperfect, but many people owe their lives to it. Where I now live, there is a three-part system where the government picks up part of the bill, the employer-provided insurance picks up part, and the patient pays an affordable part. Even that is being strained by the lack of tax-payers and the number of elderly, but it still works well for most. And those with no jobs and/or no money qualify for free treatment. No system is perfect, but the pre Obamacare system in the US is one of the least perfect for the most people. Still rather get sick in Britain or here, or Canada or almost anywhere but the States. Luckily, when I lived in America, I had good health insurance provided by my husband’s non-American employer or our medical bills would have impoverished us..