I totally agree. Healthcare in US has a lot of problems, but the standards of care is not one of them. This means that comparing US healthcare based on outcomes does not always make sense. For example, mothers in postpartum overdosing on recreational drugs is simply not something that ever happens in Poland.

The fundamental problem is that a lot of Americans lead very unhealthy lifestyles, and this is reflected in the outcomes and the medical spend, despite world class medical care doing its best.