In the country I reside they don't charge a fee, the wait times are ridiculous. One person I know needed a angioplasty to decrease his high risk of a heart att

In the country I reside they don't charge a fee, the wait times are ridiculous. One person I know needed a angioplasty to decrease his high risk of a heart attack - they said to wait a year before he could get one and to not do any strenuous activity until then. Another person needed a hip replaced because they can't walk properly - they need to wait 3 months before their case gets put in front of tribunal who will then decide if they can get their hip replaced in a years time. In both cases they don't pay for the service - which is great - but also that kind of delay is slightly insane (at least to me). To your points - theres lots of people who think a free health care system is a cure all. It isn't - it is full of trade offs. Some are good, some aren't as good.