Well, but we rank 24 in infant mortality according to the World Health Organization.....that means 23 nations are ahead of us. We may spend a lot, but that does not mean we get a lot, or that care is accessible to everyone who needs it. Obviously not, or we would not rank so low in this regard. It's largely tied to the ability to afford it, and though there are programs for the elderly and the very poor, there is a vast area of lower-middle-class and middle class people who struggle to get care because they don’t ‘qualify’ for help.
I really don't want to enter into a huge debate: it's simply that I can't afford what they have recommended as treatment for my TMJ, anxiety, and other issues: the co-pays would be well over 40% of my net monthly income.
I guess, after many years, I have come to find this frustrating.
HP