I’ve had the same thought before - America does a great job within its population bracket, but it doesn’t make sense at all comparing us to, say, a Switzerland or a New Zealand.
Switzerland has what may be one of the more comparable health insurance systems to that in the US. I definitely thought twice or three times before contacting a doctor (and ended up not doing so), and somewhat regretted an ambulance being called for me due to the ensuing bill.
I’ve had the same thought before - America does a great job within its population bracket, but it doesn’t make sense at all comparing us to, say, a Switzerland or a New Zealand.