I’m an American getting single-payer health care through the Veterans Administration in the US.
My first appointment was in 2007 and there was such a concern that vets would be ignored the way they were after Vietnam that the pendulum swung the other way.
I’d typically not wait more than 48 hrs for an appointment, I had no copays, prescriptions/bloodwork covered 100%, physical therapy when I got injured, etc.
As a transitioned veteran in college with no insurance it was a dream.
Now that I have private insurance through work, I only keep it for my family, and I continue to use the VA for all of my healthcare.
It’s not perfect and wait times in places need to improve but for the most part, if you need help, you get it.
My first appointment was in 2007 and there was such a concern that vets would be ignored the way they were after Vietnam that the pendulum swung the other way.
I’d typically not wait more than 48 hrs for an appointment, I had no copays, prescriptions/bloodwork covered 100%, physical therapy when I got injured, etc.
As a transitioned veteran in college with no insurance it was a dream.
Now that I have private insurance through work, I only keep it for my family, and I continue to use the VA for all of my healthcare.
It’s not perfect and wait times in places need to improve but for the most part, if you need help, you get it.