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Originally Posted by connyosis
Ustwo also brought up a lot of things that has NOTHING to do with which system a country uses. How has socialized healthcare anything to do with what procedures are permitted for instance?
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I'm not sure I interpreted this correctly, so I hope I'm not answering a question you didn't ask.
It is my understanding (and I'm going on anecdotal evidence) that there are very strict parameters for receiving care under a socialized system.
For example: Over 60? No heart transplant for you. Liver transplant? No, we've defined that to be "experimental."
Dental implants? No, this piece of plastic you cram in your mouth is good enough for you.
New hip? No, you're 70. Here, use this cane.
And at least in the US, anyone who can pay for something better arouses cries of "Discrimination against the poor" because the poor can't pay for the more ideal treatment.