https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_the_health_care_...
To top this all off, Canada still has private insurance, and while you don't need it, if you don't have it, it makes for much lower quality of care (and don't think the public option covers essentials, either).
So, no. I could never put my sons through a system like that again. It was down right abuse, and I don't use that word lightly.
Having lived in both countries, my experience in the U.S. was less than ideal. About the same amount of wait times as in Canada, and the doctors I saw gave me very little options as to how I could treat one of my chronic injuries. Never suggested a follow up appointment, physio, or even x-rays/MRI's to get a better look. In Canada, they recommended me a specialist, and I have a nurse at a clinic who has built a great relationship with me to assess my needs when I need help, as well as x-rays/MRI's done within a week.
My experience isn't like all in Canada or the U.S. but after touting how much better I thought the U.S. would be because of my great insurance and living in one of the top cities in the country, I wasn't impressed at all.
Regardless, it's great that you have a happy story to tell. It's mostly meaningless. The original point is, Canada's system isn't better. It's just another system, with it's own problems. I mean, do you really think your story will change the facts of mine? Does it matter? No.
And, to top this all off, you try to equate "not being impressed" with abuse? Really?
Also, last time I checked the numbers on this was towards the end of Bush's presidency, so this is not a recent development.