Quote Originally Posted by David88vert View Post
No, I have not. I only know a few people living there - they all purchase private insurance to get faster access. Like I stated - it seems that most are still happy with their care. In any healthcare system there are going to be issues, that is a given. Ireland started out with less economic strength, so I would imagine that plays a part also (no data at hand on that though - just my opinion). I would not say that the Irish healthcare system is bad though - if the people are still happy with it.

Additionally, you can find all the information you could ever want reported through reputable news outlets.

Perhaps you can clarify what you experienced there. Did it work for your family? Did you run solely on the tax-payer support, or purchase insurance? I would imagine that you parents would have explained their viewpoints to you at least.
Before I was born they had insurance through the state. I had a brother and sister born while they had this and apparently they never received any issues. They ran across a large amount of inheritance a couple years before I was born and bought insurance from a private company for the entire family, which we could use in any country in Europe. A huge plus, hence our experience with clinics in London. Unfortunately I cannot get any more information about this, or their views on the new bill. From what I witnessed, no one in our town had issues with it, but perhaps it is because we were used to it. Ireland has a long way to go though. You were in saying there will be issues, as there are. They are relatively young state, gaining independence in 1949.

All I'm saying is this does work in other countries. Most people only see the bad, not the good. There are issues, but America had issues too.