[cowfriend]

Or you can dig into the details, as Politico did https://www.politico.eu/article/cancer-europe-america-compar...

and found: The reason the U.S.’s strong performance on cancer comes as a shock is because access to care in the country is notoriously unequal. But, it turns out, that's far less true of the elderly.

Age 65 is when virtually everyone in the U.S. qualifies for Medicare — America’s national, taxpayer-subsidized, government-run (dare we say socialized), comprehensive health insurance program.

in other words, the data you are arguing with shows that EU style socialized medicine produced better outcomes.

[ghaff]

Although Medicare isn't cheap if you currently (or recently) had a high W-2 income. I pay about what I would for a private plan (or COBRA) for now.

[organsnyder]

Presumably you can afford it if your income is that high. While there are arguments to be made that it shouldn't be means-based at all (it destigmatizes it, for one), it does seem to be working as intended.

[ghaff]

It's not unreasonable for a plan that the government is always trying to chip away at for financial reasons. But a lot of people look at Medicare and think that it's essentially free which it decidedly is not for anyone with a current or recently high salary. (The add-ons cost a bit too but relatively not.)