I have some friends in Canada who talk about their experience with health care there. It is not as bad as some right wing types would have it - but it still can be frightening. Seeing a specialist or getting an operation can be a far greater wait than what most would experience in the US. There's even a TED lecture on the waiting and how to get ahead in the line.
Under British health care, my mother in law would have been condemned to death ( dialysis) and my father in law would have been denied stents ( too old). A Japanese leader made headlines recently with his 'hurry up and die' comment. Until we change the nature of R&D, it's hard choices all the way.
