I've been in the military, and while I can't say I've ever been in a military hospital for any major treatments, I know that many in the military receive "practitioner-style" care for their basic, non-life threatening healthcare needs. If that's good enough for those that serve in harm's way, it's certainly good enough for those who don't contribute.
I’ll say. And I want to say it again. Our clinics are plain, bare bones. We see whatever doc happens to be in that day ...not our own “private” doctor ...although we do get kept in groups and the same docs go over our cases.
Hospital stays are adequate, but no frills. I don’t remember nurses rounding every single hour, and I dont’ remember them coming within 2 minutes of me calling as I am MANDATED to do in our civilian hospital. There is no “room service” w/ meals ...no “order taking” like I’ve seen lately in our hosptial. Meal tray comes ..and if you don’t like it, too bad.
Most of all ...you can ask the docs questions, but there is no chewing out the docs and nurses to your satisfaction ...if you have a problem, you take it up w/ TRICARE and some bureaucrat somewhere.
I’m still alive and healthy ...but our care would definitely NOT satisfy the majority of civilians I encounter in my work now. I dont’ think they even know what they have coming w/ an obamacare type of service.