The issue is access to health care. It is becoming more and more expensive, even for routine procedures. Forget it if you need an operation. I broke my ankle in 2004 and had a $21,000 bill.
So when people make the loose claim that America's health care system is "the greatest" because rich people from around the world come here for procedures, it merely points out that we have great doctors and advanced technology.
It does not address the rising costs and the fact that so many people go without health care. Fact: eight out of ten medical-related bankruptcies are filed by people with health insurance.
Having the best doctors that cost tens of thousands of dollars to have access to may some people's idea of "the greatest", but if you can't afford it, what does it matter?
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