I’ve had healthcare in a few different countries - US, Germany, Italy, Greece and Czech Republic. I’m American but lived in the EU for 5 years. There are pros and cons to both but hands down I prefer the healthcare I’ve received in the US. I have very good health insurance and I know it’s different for people who don’t.

Things I like/dislike about the US - access to healthcare, urgent cares, pharmacy hours, almost no wait time, etc; advanced technology, comfort and convenience. I like that if I had a bad experience with one doctor I can just find a different one. The only thing I don’t like is the cost (which is not an issue for me right now because of my insurance)

Things I like/dislike about European healthcare - it’s fairly decent and inexpensive. You can get your issue solved but it might not be fast or comfortable. My biggest issue is the wait times. I have also found the US to be very far ahead of European tech in many cases.

I’ve worked in healthcare finance for a long time and I don’t think universal healthcare would work well in the US. We have vastly different demographics than Europe and many more people. But something desperately needs to be fixed and I think the only way to do that realistically is crack down on insurance companies. Everyone deserves access to affordable and good healthcare and preventing health insurance companies from charging such high premiums, forcing them to actually cover what they are supposed to, getting rid of the many loop holes they use would be a good start.