" with worse outcomes." No. I completely disagree. The stats on 'bad outcomes' relate to 'life expectancy' etc. - but those are only indirectly related to he

" with worse outcomes." No. I completely disagree. The stats on 'bad outcomes' relate to 'life expectancy' etc. - but those are only indirectly related to healthcare. If you have cancer - and could be anywhere in the world - it would be under an American health-insurer. America has the #1 healtchare system in the world for those who are covered. For those who are not - it's terrible, obviously. And, it's crazy expensive as you pointed out. But 'direct outcomes' are not bad - they're good. Due to all the 'inner city violence' + Medics coming back from the war - American emergency rooms have become goddam miracle centres. The number of people dying from gun wounds has dropped dramatically due to the amazing ability of the American healthcare system (perverse reasoning, but hey). It's a crazy situation, but it's not irrational that 'cutting edge healthcare' is 2x expensive as 'socialized healthcare' that we receive here in Canada. 10% improvement (for those covered) at 2x the cost seems about right actually.