[JohnFen]

> Contrast that to the US which could leave a person bankrupt for the same emergency.

Indeed. Even if you have good insurance, getting something like a heart attack, cancer, etc. in the US makes it likely that you'll be bankrupt in the end. I know three people that this has happened to.

[jiveturkey]

medical procedures, for people with insurance, is the leading cause of bankruptcy in the US.