Sorry to hear about your mother, but you're taking one line of what I wrote out of context and not really addressing the meaning of that line. Having insurance is not the same as having enough money to see any doctor available. You can bet that very wealthy people have better access to doctors and medications, not to mention priority because of their wealth. I am not saying that the U.S. system is good or that it works or that it's not that bad, I'm simply saying that the system on its own is not the entirety of the problem. Systems have advantages and disadvantages and simply switching to another one will not solve all the problems. Also, I never mentioned Canada. Not once. And yet, several replies treat my comment as if I had. I don't understand. There are more countries in the world than the U.S., the U.K. and Canada.