Yet cancer 5 year survival is identical in both the US and Canada.Here's an article on the 2016 report in Canada that found wait times for "medically necessary" procedures were at record highs.
And worse, many governments were trying to stop private practices from existing to treat patients quicker since they wanted to maintain their monopoly on health care delivery, even if that government monopoly was failing people in the system.
“The studies around the world show that Canada is one of the biggest spenders but down at the bottom in access and quality,” he said.
The real problem, according to Day, is the government monopoly on insuring medically-necessary care, which leads to rationing of doctors and services, and “no accountability.”
https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/health-care-wait-times-hit-20-weeks-in-2016-report-1.3171718
They pay half as much per person as us and get the same results.