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I live under singlepayer health care. I like it, but it does have its downsides. For example, let's say you have something really severe going on, and you'd like to try a hail Mary. Well, you can't, as the only treatments that are available to you are whatever treatments have been deemed effective and reasonably safe by the regulatory agency. Experimentation, in lack of a better word, is a no-go.
I never experienced this as a problem myself, but I can easily imagine that someone could.
So I think the best is to have single payer available to everyone, but with private for profit doctors available if you need or want something a little more unorthodox and you have the means to pay for it.
EDIT: Seeing as I may have come off as a bit gloomy, I think I should list why I wouldn't want it any other way.
And where is this amazing place, so that we may move there?