We have watched patients die from waiting in line till it’s too late and curable cancer, such as colon cancer, has metastasized in single payer Merry Olde England for decades. And we’ve seen people wait years for a hip replacement, waiting to the point that they can’ walk anymore, and finally coming here for the surgery and pay 20k themselves. . It’s never time for single-payer here.
“Waiting in line” is a deliberate tactic to reduce medical costs in Britain and now in Canada and is beginning to appear in Obamacare. It has worked wonderfully well in the VA system which is what Bernie wants to bring to all of us.