If the Private Sector does such a good job with Health Care?

Socialized medicine may be free but don't think that military,police, and firefighters are leading the charge in healthcare for all. As a former service member I can tell you that going to the VA for anything is worse than going to the DMV. The private sector is the reason we have had all the medical breakthroughs we've had this century. Competition causes companies to make better, stronger, faster surgeries and medicine. Without the incentive of profit no one would have the desire to work as hard as the medical industry has to step forward in cures and treatment. I'm not saying the system isn't totally flawed but we can correct the errors and stay away from socialized medicine at all costs. The looming problem at hand seems to be that no one knows what the prices are for treatments and procedures. This causes everyone to just hand over their medical insurance card because its not coming out of their pocket. If we could get the private sector to compete with the doctor's office across the street prices would drop just like when two fish markets are competing for each other's business. Do some research on Canada and Europe's socialized medical system. It might be free to get an MRI done, but what happens when you need it done in days not months. The average wait for a serious procedure is 6 MONTHS!!! I think I'd like to pay for my own insurance comfortable in the fact that I know I can at least get into the operating room before I die.