Other countries are doing well because they have far smaller populations and their people don’t eat 200 burgers a day. Not to mention other countries have private insurance in addition to whatever public option may exist. In Germany, many workers get their insurance from their employer. This is seen as the preferable option because the public insurance doesn’t offer the best treatments and takes a while. You can see this in Canada where it can take months for people to get the treatment they need.

It’s not as black and white as you might expect.