Kinder, gentler healthcare
The upside of catching a nasty flu bug on my last week in New Zealand was getting a genuine glimpse inside a health care system outside the USA for the first time. Without getting into the pros and cons of socialized medicine, the experience was profoundly more humane and comfortable than I’m used to:
- When I walked into the medical facility, they simply asked me if I would like to see a doctor and I said yes.