So, what you've described isn't health care, it's trauma care. In that respect, you're absolutely right. A fellow expat here had a turn over car accident requ

So, what you've described isn't health care, it's trauma care. In that respect, you're absolutely right. A fellow expat here had a turn over car accident requiring a helicopter flight and it cost him almost nothing. I'm talking about health care, as in staying healthy. Regular visits, monitoring conditions, things like that. You have to schedule anything like that months in advance, you never see the same doctor twice as they tend to import temporary doctors from other Scandinavian countries, and every time you see someone it's starting over. Something as simple as hypothyroidism can be an uphill battle that the patient basically has to monitor themselves. Simple surgeries like hernias, etc. you can end up waiting months to get. Test results are hidden from patients, many very good prescription drugs simply aren't allowed in the country, and in many cases, we're using two generation old cures when much better ones exist. The hospitals are also IMO disgusting. Yellowed dirty walls, people walking around in socks due to custom (which is a great way to spread around foot fungus, something a TON of people here have). That paper that you pull down between patients on the beds only gets changed if someone gets it wet or bloody. I could go on, but it feels like low quality care every time I go. You're also right that being in the top 15% (I'd argue it's more like 30%) in the US means you have excellent health care in the US.