The US spends more on public healthcare on a per capita basis than we do in Canada, and for that we get full coverage for everyone - the US only gets Medicare/M

The US spends more on public healthcare on a per capita basis than we do in Canada, and for that we get full coverage for everyone - the US only gets Medicare/Medicaid and some vet stuff. Technically speaking the US could wipe out all private healthcare spending, reduce public spending on healthcare and still have enough over to cover everyone with 'adequate' care. Granted, it wouldn't be up to par for what many Americans expect. Americans pay about 2x for services rendered, though often they are better, they are not 2x better. That said, someone who only has to wait 6 weeks for a hip replacement may consider wanting to pay 2x as opposed to waiting 15 months, as they might have to here in Canada.