When compared between the two, the Canadian and U.S. healthcare systems have much different spending. The Goverment spending in Canada on Healthcare care last year was 70%, and in the U.S. it was only 46%. In 2,000 , The World Hea;th Organization placed Canada in a rank of 30th and the U.S. became 37th, both judged on their "overall health service performance." (Wikipedia)

From what ive been told, Obama's plan for change doesnt include single-payer even though most americans seem to be in favor of that. Because of his disapproval of single-payer, people are starting to say that he was origninally elected because of his stand for health-care reform, but now that it has been later on in the game people are trying to say that he is turning to corporate
healthcare interests, and completely shutting out advocates of single-payer reform. (prwatch.org)

From what im told, the major problems with the U.S. healthcare system is that its all capital once again. Doctors in the U.S. work on a system that in the quickest answer possible states that the less patients seen the more money can be made. Less patients means less problems and less medical care. If most american's seeking help from doctors have great medical coverage then the coverage can be practically free for them. Thats why when insurance is involved most plans only cover certain things. Its always one or the other, never all. In sicko, the man had lost two fingers, his index finger, and his middle finger, the index was going to be $6,000 to re-connect and the middle finger was going to be $12,000. He was only able to choose one finger to attach because of the expenses, when told about the mans situation to a doctor from Britain who is only familiar with socialist healtcare, he didn't believe it at all because he's never heard of charging anyone to re-attach they're own finger. Another woman in sicko was sick, and had a previous illness that was unrelated to her new situation which called for treatment and healthcare. When told she was eligible for healthcare she was sent a notice a few days later explaining how her healthcare policy has been revoked after just being received due to her small illness from the past. It was seen in the movie as an excuse and just a shortcut in saving the hospital a few extra bucks. Our lack of universal healthcare and lack of vacation time shows that as americans we arent as united of a country as we are seen. We may be a nation with 50 states intact working together, but with 49 partners for everyone to help bail out of any jam as a united country, we are in another recession, we are dropping continuisly in Worldwide healthcare rankings, and Healthcare has people scared to even get sick because of the cost it takes just to be advised for 10 minutes on what medicine to buy. And now that we have another flu going around, the swine-flu, with half of americans having they're mind set on that focus its just another scare of being sick and trying to stay healthy as they can. Meanwhile, Canada's residents seem to be living longer then the lifespan of one average american. (sicko)

All of these things, including Healthcare lead to Capitalist once again because HMO's make killings off of us whether they treat people or not. Theres also no competition in this area so changing the rules of it are not so simple. its just capitalist making money off of us, except "revolutions" that are always predicted in times like these are just too dangerous of a visual to even imagine because it is our own health we are fighting for.