Well... Sadly I've had bad experiences I was in London last summer. Got sick. Waited about 9 days for it to get better. No signs of change so went to NHS. Wait

Well... Sadly I've had bad experiences I was in London last summer. Got sick. Waited about 9 days for it to get better. No signs of change so went to NHS. Wait one hour. Was led into consultation room and was told I could wait another 90 minutes if I wanted but that I could only see a nurse and regardless of what the nurse found she could not prescribe any medicine. Or, I was told by the same NHS person I could go about a 10 minute walk to a private clinic and see a doctor probably immediately and as a doctor they could prescribe medicine if needed. So ... Yea, wasn't a good first impression of NHS. Not saying USA's system is better. In Japan it's easy to see a doctor but at least in my experience about 30% of them are quacks. Also if you need surgery and you want a good doctor you need to bribe them. This is so common it's a normal part of most medical dramas. I'm scared of getting the giant bill in the USA. But I'm scared of getting hurt by the doctor in Japan if I need any surgery. I don't know the solution.