[robbiep]

Having worked in both Public and Private Australian systems as a Dr, and as a Medical Student in the US, I agree with your comments - we have a 'reasonable balance' of a system that does a reasonable job of allocating resources in a reasonable manner. As you say, nothing is perfect and in anything as complicated as healthcare there are going to be inequalities and problems... But even on the healthcare investment side, our Government has made some really intelligent decisions and built some beautiful facilities recently. It is rare that I work in a hospital that has not had a major renovation within the last 5-10 years (or about to undergo a rebuild)