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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've experienced health care in other countries with "socialized medicine" and it was far superior and less costly. Americans just don't understand how much our system sucks. [/quote]

I can't speak to this incident or every country, but in socialized healthcare systems it is very common to have health boards determine whether a treatment is worth it or not and deny care on the grounds that it is too expensive and not worth it or tell you to use a less expensive approach that is often more intense and with longer recovery. They can be brutal about it. I have a good Irish family friend who comes to the US for her major care because it's quicker and better quality.

No system is perfect. There are many things I don't like about US Healthcare,  but with an elderly father dealing with multiple ongoing health issues, his insurer has paid for everything. Everything. We really can't complain.

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That is the case under ObamaCare as well.  There is an individual payment advisory board.  The ACA actually changed Senate rules so that they cannot vote to eliminate the IPAB except under very specific circumstances.[/quote]

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