Yeah, sure thing. "Elective" surgery covers a whole lot of ground. There are many people who have suffered greatly because they have had to wait for "elective" surgery. Many get to wait until it is "life threatening" before they get care.
Wake up from your dream dude. Competitive medical care is the only way to go. It's what has made U.S. medical care the best in the world (before the HMOs and the illegals took over).
I disagree. I'm quite happy with our medical system, which is up there with the best in the world.
I do agree there are some elective surgeries are more urgent in that people are in a lot of pain - hip and knee replacements come to mind.