Quote Originally Posted by Irulan View Post
Don't forget that the "free" health care in Europe comes out of a tax base, or pools that everyone pays into. So it's not really free, but at least the systems and coverages are consistent within each nation.
I don't think anyone suggested it was "free." On the consumer side, it's consistent from individual to individual, which is the key point of this thread ... on the provider side, costs aren't inflated with huge marketing bills and duplicative administrative expenses.