...which in some cases is valid. I've actually heard people whine because their insurance won't cover a facelift. Also you have people who have no coverage, not because they can't afford it, but because "it's too expensive" and they roll the dice, figuring or hoping nothing big happens to them...and then it does, but you can't refuse someone ER care or life-saving procedures, so they either lose the farm and/or go bankrupt, and hospitals lose lots of money. No, I don't imply put money over lives, but I also don't expect hospitals to do things for free. These self-entitled people do. Don't get me wrong, I'm with you about what scum hospitals and insurance companies can be, but it's not always them, and if we had everything "free" from the govt, the govt would be declining people in some cases too. Also people would be trying to milk the system to a ridiculous degree (because it's free!) and the result are ridiculously long wait times as described above. Finally some countries have much higher taxes, which go to pay healthcare they may rarely if ever need. As No7 said, they all have their pros and cons.