I live in New Zealand, and we have a healthcare system that’s free to use (YMMV). It’s creaking, but the situation in the US really doesn’t seem to suit anyone, nor even the rich.

New Zealand is incredibly beautiful, I just wish I could go back. The US healthcare system suits the rich quite well. The companies that the rich people work for tend to offer significantly better plans that cover a lot of what you hear a bunch of people complain about. High earners and C-suite execs typically get offered a different plan then the rest of the proletariat do. They can cover the out of pocket costs just fine, and cover the elective procedures themselves. They generally have access to better doctors as well just based on location, flexibility with working hours, plans that will pay for them, and/or it being easier to handle the out of pocket costs.

Universal healthcare actually means a downgrade in the experience for these people, which is one of the reasons why they don't want it. Yea, they might want to make sure that people don't get sent to the poor house just because they came down with some random disease, but god forbid they have to wait their turn behind some plebe in the doctors office.

> Universal healthcare actually means a downgrade in the experience for these people

But it also means a much higher cost. I know these people are wealthy, but they are getting fleeced. Many (all?) socialised systems also have a private system along side, so the wealthy can avoid the great unwashed.