Even the Brits are starting to get it.
I agree, privatizing English medicine is a good thing. In theory. But in political reality, you can never pull away from the sticky tar baby. Once socialized medicine is entrenched, the public expects free care, and will vote out any one who tried to cut services or privatize.
In socialized medicine, every disease is up for a vote. Everyone is entitled to treatment for every disease. It is an endless expansion of government. It can bring down an entire country.