I went to pilot training with a bunch of Euros. I remember one day the IP's discussing medical and an American commenting on how the Euro healthcare system such a better system. Nearly all the Euros in the room gave him a funny look and one pipped up, "Ya, if you like paying 50% tax only to wait months to get an x-ray." A bit of hyperbole I suppose, but these particular Euros (from multiple countries) seemed to think it wasn't the Shangri-La that some over here think it is.
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Meme In Command
And yet how many people put themselves through 20 years of military service ( big government) just for Tricare?
Ask someone why they're doing 20. "I need that Tricare for the family" is one of the most common answers. Nobody is suggesting Tricare is flawless, but the cost effectiveness more than often outweighs it's cons. Next time some "small government" vet bro complains about Tricare, ask them which company health insurance plan they pay for.
Ya and then we spend a lot of those years jumping from Doctor to Doctor because health systems keep dropping Tricare. We had one Dr in the local area who kept accepting Tricare because his son was in our Guard unit. Then one day his practice was bought out and Tricare was dropped almost immediately. Tricare certainly has its perks, but it has a lot of warts as well. I've talked with Dr friends who say that accepting Tricare is basically charity work.