If you live outside the U.S. Describe your health care.?

I live in Denmark, which has socialized health-care. There are problems with waiting lists regarding certain treatments, and currently the doctors who are on watch-duty are under critisism, but overall I'm satisfied with it.

I've never had to wait more than 1-2 days to see a doctor for non-urgent consultation and usually I get an appointment the same day. Never had to wait more than 20 minutes in the emergency ward (non-serious injury, meaning others with more serious injuries would go before me). I went to the hospital the other day for an x-ray without an appointment and waited only 4 minutes.

I have MS and receive free medicine (paid through my taxes of course) and check-ups with my neurologist twice a year. My father has had multiple surgeries over the years, including a triple by-pass and always received excellent and professional treatment.

Of course there's always the option to use a private clinic as well. A friend of mine went private for a hand surgery, because the government hospital had a 3 week wait for this kind of surgery and my friend was a fully booked carpenter, who could not take that long off from work.

A family member went private for one back-surgery out of many, because the private surgeon was the only one in the country to perform a new, high-risk type of surgery.

I've also lived in Switzerland, which has obligatory health insurances, where the government will help those unable to afford them, but where everyone else must pay for themselves.

In my experience, the Swiss doctors were less thorough regarding a patient's medical history, meaning I went for 4 years without certain necessary tests, because I was not aware I had to have them and no-one was checking it for me. However, this probably has less to do with the quality of the doctors than with the lack of a centralized, computerized patient file system.

Also the doctors in Switzerland functioned more as an intermediate link between a patient and a specialist doctor, whereas the Danish doctors are more multitasking, performing gynecological examinations, allergy testings, small surgeries such as removal of birth-marks etc.

However, waiting lists are almost nonexistent in Switzerland. I saw my neurologists less than 24 hours after being referred to him by my doctor - in Denmark, I'd most likely have to wait much longer than that. Also, although it was often unnecessary, seeing a specialist for even small ailments can be reassuring. I do know, though, that the Swiss are complaining about the high costs of their health-insurance because they have such a large number of doctors and specialists.

i also live in Australia. We have a system called Medicare - every citizen is given a Medicare card - you give the card number when you attend an appointment or fill a prescription and you sometimes pay a 'gap' (a percentage of the consultation fee) and the Government pays the rest. Appointments like GP etc. are often no charge at all to the patient.

If you need an operation you can go onto a waiting list and have the government pay for it. Waiting lists can be long especially if it is elective surgery.

Medication is subsidised by the Government so you pay a reduced price(called the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, PBS), some medications are not subsidised, but most are. I have never been prescribed anything that wasnt part of the PBS scheme.

We also have private healthcare available like everywhere else and if you earn over a certain amount (i think $75,000 but may be wrong?) you have to pay extra tax if you don't have private healthcare. Its an incentive for people with the means to get their own healthcare and not rely on Government funding.

The health care system in Sweden is like this; people pay taxes and then children get totally free health care. Adults have to pay an amount of 150 se.k. (21.54 USD). If you are a homeless person or something you will also get free health care. If you go to the E.R. it costs you 250 se.k. (35.9 USD), no matter if you're a child or an adult.

I think that it's not the worst health care system in the world, it's good. But it's not the best... There have been a lot of cut backs on the hospitals, like the staff and so.

I live in Canada, and I like our system quite a bit. It's far from perfect, though, and we do have some issues such as long waits at doctor's offices and hospitals, and long waiting lists for transplants, but for the most part it works well.

I get inconvenienced a lot when I have minor issues to take care of, but the few times I've needed emergency help, I got immediate and effective treatment without having to worry about how much it was or how I would pay it.

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I live in the UK, and I'm very happy with our healthcare system. There are long waiting lists for some procedures, but in cases of emergency we all get treated quickly and well. My contraceptive pills are free, and when I need other medication it is very cheap- usually around £7 for one course of tablets.

We have had some trouble with people waiting a long time for things like joint replacements and it's hard to find an NHS dentist, but overall our system is okay. It's definitely worth the extra tax.

I live in New Zealand & the healthcare here is good. If you have a Community Service card then you can get a discount everytime you go to the doctors & it is pretty cheap too.

Waiting lists aren't too bad, sometimes they see you straight away & sometimes you only have to wait 5 minutes but if its busy then you'll have to wait longer.

i'm currently living in australia. i like it. i pay little or no fee when i visit the doctor. no fee when i have to go to the hospital, and meds are cheap.