We were literally the envy of the world.
In a broad range of medical conditions, the newest and best, the most qualified personnel, newest medications, newest equipment was available in the US and you can have it YOUR WAY. You were a customer.
Not today.
Today we have crap care.
In many aspects WORSE than some of the social health care systems abroad.
Why?
We have created the worst of both worlds!!!
Through the government defining the “standard of care” we get crappy cost managed health care like in every other socialized health care system. Conveyor belt health care pretending to be quality, but really just designed to control costs.
Behind the curtain, the NIH, CDC, DEA, FDA define what you get, when, and how.
BUT- we allow private doctors, private hospitals, private pharma, and medical device manufacturers to often have monopolies and set their own prices.
We have crappy socialized health care at the maximum cost the market will bear.
And this is where things get really interesting. Most socialized health care systems like in Europe allow for a true private health care system to exist and flourish in parallel to the public health care system. But in the US there is no escaping the “standard of care.”
Insurance won't pay, doctors and hospitals are afraid to side step, so you have a blanket that covers nearly everyone.
To escape it, you have to leave the country or be super rich.
Also .. we import many of our docs, nurses, CNAs.
WHY??
Deport them all.
MAHA.
Healthcare in the US used to be #1 in the world for the common citizen. We were literally the envy of the world… Not today… Most socialized health care systems like in Europe allow for a true private health care system to exist and flourish in parallel to the public health care system. But in the US there is no escaping the “standard of care.”… We have created the worst of both worlds!!!
The NHS is really bad and you're stuck with it unless you're truly wealthy.
Our healthcare isn't perfect but usually there's enough flexibility and yes, you'll have to navigate using insurance to get what you need.