This really doesn't make any sense to me; do you have any sources for this? Everything I've heard about problems with healthcare in the U.S. falls in line with

This really doesn't make any sense to me; do you have any sources for this? Everything I've heard about problems with healthcare in the U.S. falls in line with the OP, along with: 1) People go to the emergency room precisely because they don't have insurance, and what's more, they wait until the last moment (ie, when it's most expensive to treat) [1]. 2) If people were really getting so many tests done and going as early as possible, surely the U.S. would be far ahead of most other countries in terms of preventative medicine [2]. [1] - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/emergency_room_use_january-june_2011.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/emergency_roo... [2] - http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/In%20the%20Literature/2008/Jan/Measuring%20the%20Health%20of%20Nations%20%20Updating%20an%20Earlier%20Analysis/1090_Nolte_measuring_hlt_of_nations_HA_01%202008_ITL%20web%20%20pdf.pdf http://www.commonwealthfund.org/~/media/Files/Publications/I...