I like to use 2 metrics; 1) infant mortality and 2) life expectancy. I call those the Alpha and Omega indicators.
As long as Iāve been watching these numbers they have clearly indicated that the US does not have a health care system, it has a profit care system.
Iāve been debating this since 1994 after 2 years of being in the US medical device industry. As a Canadian I was quite naive about US health care costs as I was making bank on it. After a while I met a LOT of people making bank 
so I was wondering why and how that was possible?
As a Canadian, with access to UNIVERSAL health care, not āsocializedā health care, there is a difference. Socialized is a stigma, that many Americans find repulsive, which is attached to a system that is not profit oriented, and that stigma is used to manipulate those who are most affected by health care costs. Sort of like how ātrickle down economicsā was sold to the middle class and now they are paying the price for that.
I have experienced health care in both countries on both a personal level and a business level. Iāve experienced excellent care in both, fortunately I had insurance that covered me for 2 incidents in the US.
There is money to be made in the Canadian system, no one works for free. How the system is monetized and managed is the difference.
Iāve got so many stories and so much data on this interesting issue but I donāt bother with it anymore as I do not see a way for the US to change their system.
Free enterprise and capitalism can live side by side with āsocialā programs that recognize that we are āour brothers keeperā as some famous book espouses. The US runs the largest socialized programs in the world, like these;
- US military spending - no one expects that system to be profitable, just the vendors
- US civil policing - no one expects that system to be profitable, just the vendors
- US fire departments - no one expects that system to be profitable, just the vendors
These are all social welfare programs that support the stability of the US and yet health care is not, why not?
So while fingers are often pointed at $5,000 toilet seats as an example of uncontrolled spending, that is one of those red herrings used to manipulate people.
Is there a more effective military in the world? I do not think so. While it may not be perfect, itās still the most dominant military force on the planet. And yet is āsocializedā and is not expected to āturn a profitā.
