In Canada all of our best doctors go to the US and there's often nurse shortages. It's not just a private incentive either, the US gov pays out far more in public healthcare coverage as a percentage of GDP and per capita than Canada and almost all of Europe.

Despite their reputation the US doesn't have a lack of public healthcare spending (ranking #1-3 in the world). It's just their system's insurance regulation is extremely convoluted, creating risky edge-cases and perverse incentives. If they fixed that they would by far have the best healthcare system in the world.

And usa have shortage of nurses. And waitlists. And people actually bankrupt by medical bills. It was number 1 reason for bankrupcy.

but how many people are deemed too poor to save in the US, when sweden gov't would've easily have had the same medical procedure provided at low cost?

Almost 10 years of treatment for a health condition, and the only forms I've ever filled in were:

    1. Legal risk document to say I understood the risks of treatment
    2. Change of address form
    3. Form to say I wouldn't impregnate people while on a certain medication

Never paid a cent, never had a single call or piece of paper for logistics or payment or any of that bs.

She was a teacher her whole life, middle class, no private insurance ever.

It can be, and is, phenomenal in countries that do it right.

Aim higher.