There is a reason Americans are willing to pay more for the system we have now, though it's not the one you mentioned. The U.S. health system is considered willing to go farther in treatment than socialized systems are. For example, say, giving 10 patients MRIs to detect one disease. If you're that 10th person, it worked out well for you, and if you're one of the other nine, you just had to pay more.

Anecdotally, a co-worker told me he had moved here from Canada so he could bring his father here to be treated for some form of cancer. He was not going to get that particular treatment in Canada, no matter what he was willing to pay. I am in no way saying that this treatment was necessary or helpful, though it might have been. But my friend perceived that he had more options for treatment here.

Second anecdote, a friend died of pancreatic cancer last year. Her doctor told here it was inoperable, and she had 8 months to live. She went to two other doctors and found one who was willing to put her through intensive chemo; she wanted to fight it. She still only lived 8 months.

In another country, she would not have that option, and maybe she shouldn't have had, because it was very expensive and it had less than zero benefit.

People can get more treatment options here, at a higher cost, for better or worse.