Larry W4CSC wrote:

How long does it take to get, say, open heart surgery in this socialist
utopia run by government bureaucrats? How about elective surgery in non-
life-threatening conditions?

You mean someplace like Denmark?
http://www.bertramonline.com/?c=health%20care

If the wait list is too long in Scandinavia (that bastion of socialism
where health care is rationed so tightly they live longer healthier
lives than we do) they can go to another country or shop around wherever
they like for care ... try that with your insurance.

Rick