Despite the cost of healthcare in America, the quality is generally seen as the very best there is. Canadian healthcare is so bad that anyone who can afford it will head south to actually get quality treatment, immediately. Up here a friend of my family is probably going to head to Mexico (can't afford American care, sadly) for knee surgery because the waitlist in Canada is far too long and he can't afford to be off work until it's his turn.

America certainly does have it's share of significant problems, but a huge amount of what they seem to eat up is blatant propaganda designed to erode the public's faith in their nation. There's a reason that so many Canadians move to the southern states if they can afford it.