Bernice:I don't know that I agree that free health care is a God given "right."  I do think it's our God ordained responsibility to care for the needy.  But as you say, there are those trollops that suck off the system and contribute nothing.  They have no right to care.  Some people think that by virtue of being a human being, they are entitled to care - free of charge. But what if everyone wnated free health care but no one wanted to contribute to the costs?  An impossible idea. 

I don't know much about the system in your country but will check into it to see what I can find.  If you are happy with it, that say something positive about the system.  But as you point out, there are downsides (and of course I am not saying the US system is the best it can be nor am I saying it's where it should be.  I think there is much room for improvement.

What is the standard of care in your country with respect to waiting etc?  My neighbor just got a kidney transplant.  She had been on home dialysis for a while and then a compatible kidney came through.  How long do people wait for critical care and screening  tests?  Here it's not long at all.  But I know in England, there are long waiting lists for some types of care.  In Canada, and MRI test takes many months.