True the American system is a bad example it is just the most cited because it fails so much. Cuba is socialist and by comparison has a far better patient to outcome return ratio for the cost it puts into it, they also export doctors in exchange their tuition is free and get revenues from that another focus they have is on preventative healthcare instead of treating the symptoms but not the disease.
Eurpoean healthcare depends on the location I would need a bit more specificity on the location you had in mind as a good example of it working. I am sure that even between different states in the EU the standard of healthcare is different with the % of cost that goes to funding it out of tax revenues varying and the patient outcome and wait times changing as well.
About your edit:
It depends on where you live and also to be douche about it if your degree is recognized and meets the standards to practice healthcare.
Entering into a nursing degree, what is the standard is to be considered a doctor in the country etc all determine the final cost.
But you got a point that was the higher end it just presumes people would apply to a prestigious medical school not a community college or public school to get it, that was my bad this one is more accurate on the cost. Still fairly high though.
https://www.topuniversities.com/student-info/student-finance/how-much-does-it-cost-study-usThe taxes thing just picked one that liked to use dollar illustrations more less but you will need to specify a good source I just copied the link from a Business Insider article so it seemed accurate though.
http://www.businessinsider.com/where-your-2013-tax-dollars-went-2014-4[/quote]
I find it funny that we are talking about Venezuela, and how bad it has gotten there.
Then the thread turns into a bash America thread.
We will happily keep our world class medical system, and you can keep your second rate socialism and Communism.
Including your Healthcare system that has no choice, no accountability, and no good doctors any more.
I lived in Europe for a while.
The more I learned about the hospitals there, the more determined I was to never end up in one of your butcher shops.