I had a very different experience in Germany. Some years ago I worked there for two years,menial jobs, a year in a plastic factory and almost a year in a spice mill. I was covered under their national health plan. I didn't have the optional "Cadillac" (or maybe I should say Mercedes) supplemental plan.
My ins. payment was 7%, deducted from my salary and my employers matched that. There were no long waits to see doctors and the care was very good. At my first job in the plastic factory I suffered a nasty gash in my hand that required 20 stitches and I got considerable recovery time off with pay.
After working for a year I was entitled to 5 weeks paid vacation even though I left the factory job and intended to travel eastward into Asia for a few months. In Germany one is required to register their address with the local courthouse and notify of any changes. When I went to inform the local authorities of my intent to leave the country for a few months and then return to work again, they asked me if I wanted to keep my health insurance and informed me it would cover me in any country. I was surprised,as an American, to say the least. Most American private policies won't cover international travel.
I traveled for a few months and returned to Germany to work again, this time in a spice mill. Came down with a nasty case of the flu that winter and was treated promptly and well by the German medical professionals. No money out of pocket, just gave them my health ins. card for payment. As an American, I was impressed by the efficiency and quality of their system.
Moral of the story: government services can work efficiently if well run. They can't work very well if the populace elects people who want to drown government in a bathtub.
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