From a Friend From the UK

Bernie Sanders is going to put in a single payer system. Bad idea, as it will be inefficient and TOO EXPENSIVE.
I grew up in the UK, and the National Health service is bankrupt, they are now opening private hospitals, because there is often an 18 month waiting list to get a bed, or have an operation. You should know that the government cannot administer such a huge undertaking, I mean, just look at the post office, the VA and the DMV to see how bad they are.
I've lost two people as a direct result of socialized medicine. My uncle was diagnozed with a grumbling appendix, and the Dr said it neeeded removing before it burst. He was denied access to specialist, and patients can only see the Drs. to whom they are assigned, so no chance of a 2nd opinion.
Anyway, he waited 18 months for a hospital bed, and by the time he got in, and they checked him out, he had pancreatic cancer. Of course it was too late to operate...he died a couple of month later.
The second person had strange lumps behind his ear, he was told he was malingering, and told to go home. He had lymph cancer, (forgotten, the real term). He was also denied access to a specialist, he died of cancer, at 38, leaving 5 young kids. This is my experience but I have heard many more horror stories. Every European country has healthcare, yet they are all starting to open private alternatives, because the systems are overwhelmed and broke. The government is not capable of running a healthcare system...just looked at how screwed up the VA is. Also we have a far better cancer survival rate for cancer and transplants. They don't use the most up to date drugs, too expensive. At 65 you can no longer get a transplant, or even have a mammogram, not cost effective. It's a slippery slope, you do not need a single payer system, run by bureaucrats. They are not qualified to judge medical situations, yet they do. Be careful what you wish for; the free market works so much better. than a single payer, healthcare system.