I was quite happy with the Venezuelan private practice. Smaller clinics tend to have better service than bigger hospitals. The doctors are well trained, usually abroad, and they have access to the latest technologies (had before the Chavez dictatorship ruined everything). It was affordable and the insurance was also affordable. One good thing about private practice is that you get to pick your doctor.
Venezuela used to be a medical tourist destination, specially for plastic surgery (how do you think we had so many top misses?).
The Captain