Healthcare: To pay or to wait?

Question

**to wait for non-life threatening injuries/procedures.

Answer 1

Why not both?

Many other countries with universal healthcare have a dual system.  You can make use of universal healthcare, or you can pay for private treatment.

Answer 2

You can pay and still wait.

Answer 3

We pay $13,000 a year to go see a Dr. every 3 months.  Sad. Retired. No medicare yet.  Worked all of our lives, paid taxes our our A-- every year.....illegals get it all for free.  What is wrong with the picture?