Long waiting lists are a problem, but all systems have flaws. Your currently one is rather the opposite of an exception, as you rank low on many indirect measurements for health care quality (child mortality, life expectancy etc). Never heard about that ambulance thingy (not from Canada or UK though)
True; so I guess it's about whether we want a flawed governmental system or a flawed private system.

Besides, healthcare is oddly enough something healthy people don't usually abuse.
Yes, that makes sense. Mooching meds is perhaps not so lucrative as wellfare.


Well, except from if media would even hint about something like this, the scandal would be bad enough to bring down a political party (as it's the equvivalent to murder of political opponents), unless you know for certain your doctor's political alignment the doctor could do it today.

Besides, anybody important enough for it to be viable are usually rich and/or gotten media attention.
True enough, but keep in mind that we're talking about a permanent system.

Thus, the health care plan might work under one administration, but could be easily turned around by the next.

Tricky one. By taxes probably yes, by the total money in your wallet probably no, unless it a huge failure. You got the most expensive health care in the world atm. And it doesn't pay the bang for the buck.
And the problem is, not only might the ideal Socialised Medicine program be rather expensive, but who knows what kind of madness we'll actually get???

I don't think anyone (in a healthy state of mind) is under the illusion that our legislative body is composed of saints by any means.