[jhanschoo]

It's useful to separate, as the parent commenter did, the notion of healthcare quality (for those who can afford it), and the state of public health.

[mrguyorama]

It's only useful in that it allows the US to still claim they have good healthcare. I disagree that it has any other utility.

[jhanschoo]

You're ignoring, willfully or not, that the notion of a good quality of healthcare is useful in many dimensions, e.g. where you might want to go to learn cutting-edge techniques and best practices, or receive them if you can afford them.