Originally Posted by DeeBlackthorne

Some posters have been kind enough to share experiences about getting medical and health care outside of the United States. It seems that these posters have been able to secure quick visits with compassionate medical personnel, received valuable information in order to make informed decisions about their treatment, and not only received treatment equal to if not comparatively better than what we might get here, but that it was also done more cost effectively.

Would this work in America? Could we get useful, helpful, and equally solid health care coverage and treatment for a lot less than what we pay into the system? Is this a realistic question?

To play devil's advocate for a moment: Nationalized plans in European countries might work out better since there are significantly less numbers of people to cover, if you look at standing national population and rates of immigration that also need to be treated. The United States pushes 300 million. The most populous European Union is Germany at 82 million, then France at 63m, and the United Kingdom at just over 60m. Norway -- split and leaning toward retaining its sovereignty and not joining the EU just yet -- has 4.5 million people.

We're just too crowded here. Thoughts?