He said that if you were rich, the US system was better. Otherwise, the UK system is better. So, for about -guesstimating- 10% of the population the US system is ideal. For the other 90%, not so much.

I think if you are rich, you are NOT LIMITED by any system you are in. You can go anywhere in the world, get treatment, and pay for it. Perhaps for the upper middle class or the top 80-100% of middle class the US system fits that scenario.

I once thought one knee was going bad and I entertained the idea of getting the operation done and relaxing by the sea because it was cheaper - if I could get my plan to go along with it, they'd save money. But the pain in my knee went way, same with my hip pain. They've looked and I have plenty of cartilage in spite of walking for exercise all my life. Got surprised by HPV positive 16 cancer in my tonsils though. :)

So we need to fashion a system that works better for the not rich. As my father used to say - never worry about the cook starving to death. :)