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Did you read my second paragraph? There are loads of illnesses and conditions that don’t get treated in my country. There are loads of procedures with extremely long waiting lists (multiple years) and there is no legal alternative unless you want to fly to another country and pay out of pocket for treatment.
I’m not saying that our universal health care system is bad. I’m saying it’s not perfect and it isn’t better in all situations. And if you have rare diseases or a lot of terminal illnesses you just don’t get treated at all. Or in the case of drugs, you could just have the government decide not to approve it for your condition and now you have no option.