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by DanBC 2517 days ago
> At least now, if a cancer patient gets denied drugs, they can go to another doctor or get a second opinion.

You can do this in any country with government provided healthcare by either going private or travelling to a different country.

> I've lived in countries with universal healthcare and the quality is sub-par compared to the US/private care.

Sure. The US spends more than anyone else on healthcare, but has worse life expectancy. https://ourworldindata.org/the-link-between-life-expectancy-...