Dragonlady
Designing Woman
There is no objective measure of who're the best doctors. I choose doctors based on their on their ability to communicate clearly and their attentiveness. Others based their opinion on recommendations of friends or other doctors. Some people choose doctor based on their experience and schools they attended, and others based their opinion on a correct diagnosis, or their friendliness, but most people tend to chose doctors based on the location of their practice and their insurance network.So basically you're a whiny selfish prick. Yeah, you won't like everyone one being equal to you. Maybe that's your issue with Medicare now Ray.
My only issue with Medicare is the program is partly responsible for individual and group insurance being so expensive. Yes, I like the idea I can go where I want for care. I don't like the idea of government telling me where I can go, because like anything else, Democrats politicize everything.
No, americans do. I have Medicare, I do go where I want, and it's tons better than anything I've had through an employer for decades. You got issues man.
You can go anywhere you want NOW. But if everybody is on the same system, you might not be able to do that because everybody would flock to the best in the business.
I have Medicare and so do most of my friends and I don't know a single one that doesn't go to doctors in our community. With Medicare there is just no reason not to.
I'm not talking about the flu or an ear ache. When people need serious medical attention, they do seek the best. My sister had a knee replacement last summer. She did her homework on finding the best for her situation. She asked other people who had a knee replacement. She went on the internet to find which doctor had the most experience and success.
She did the exact same for my 88 year old father when he had a quadruple bypass. She wanted to make sure he had the best chance at survival and recuperation. So it's really not all that uncommon.
In our area, we do know the best and worst hospitals to go to; again, not for trivial things, but for serious problems.
The more you post, the more it sounds like you'd LOVE Canadian style healthcare.