> seem to show that state healthcare is a miserable failure and those who are able to get access to private healthcare will always prefer it. The reason why t

> seem to show that state healthcare is a miserable failure and those who are able to get access to private healthcare will always prefer it. The reason why the healthcare system in the UK is failing, is because of a multi-fold problem that is too numerous to describe here, but boils down to political sabotage. Two other main reasons come to my mind: One, privatization and outsourcing has caused mismanagement that expanded healthcare delays to an untenable point. Two, to 'repair' the 'failing' NHS, a 'target' system was set up. Hospitals that fail to meet targets have money taken from them, which causes a vicious circle whereby underperforming hospitals do not have the resources to perform better. See: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/nhs-health-service-healthcare-privatisation-a7160771.html https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families... and https://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f1848.full https://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f1848.full Also, as I understand it, the privatization of the USSR's state healthcare system made things _worse_. The OECD reported[28] that unfortunately, none of this has worked out as planned and the reforms have in many respects made the system worse. The population’s health has deteriorated on virtually every measure. Though this is by no means all due to the changes in health care structures, the reforms have proven to be woefully inadequate at meeting the needs of the nation. Private health care delivery has not managed to make many inroads and public provision of health care still predominates. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Russia#Reform_in_1991%E2%80%931993 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Russia#Reform_in...)