“Medical errors. Nearly one-third (32%) of U.S. patients with health problems who responded to an international survey in 2008 said that, in the last two years, a medical mistake or a medication or laboratory test error was made during their care… To attain the 16 percent error-reporting rate in the Netherlands, the benchmark country, the U.S. rate would need to be cut in half.
“Rapid access to primary care. In an eight-country survey of adults with health problems, U.S. patients were much less likely than those in six other countries to report being able to get a doctor’s appointment the same day or the next day when they were sick… The U.S. rate would need to almost double to reach the benchmark of 80 percent achieved in the Netherlands.
“As of 2010, one-third of U.S. adults reported going without needed care, including prescription medicines, because of costs. In contrast, only 5 percent of adults in the United Kingdom and 6 percent of adults in the Netherlands reported such financial barriers to care in 2010…
“In a 2008 survey conducted in eight nations, 23 percent of U.S. adults with health problems reported that their medical records or test results were not available at the time of their doctor appointment. In the Netherlands, the country with the best rate, the rate was only 9 percent…”
Why Not the Best? Results from the National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2011
October 18, 2011
Authors: The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System

On occasion I watch the British parliament in session on tv here in CA.
One time The Prime Minister was being questioned why his administration has not met the mandated the maximum waiting time of NINETY DAYS before being admitted into a Hospital.

I am a firm believer that when competition is gone, performance incentives are gone, quality of health care is gone, and if you are a senior, wave your hand, you’re gone too.