There was another long and widely exposed article about an American citizen going to Europe (France IIRC) to treat his father's cancer. He said that healthcare spirit only would have been worth it, more human and less a business than in the USofA.

I guess we should all travel to get perspective on our local environments and see what's possible with different organizations and beliefs.

Eh, outside of the U.S. just watch the first 1/2 season of breaking bad. It's fiction, of course, but deciding to cook crystal meth to pay for cancer treatment is an idea that would only make sense in the U.S.

Well, as much as I believe 'cultural' production reflect the subconscious of a group, it's still a stretch to me.