Sandeep, you raise some excellent questions. I'm afraid that an adequate answer would require much more than I can give here. That said, I have looked at a number of other countries for comparison. Try reading Lives at Risk by Goodman, Musgrave and Herrick for a comprehensive comparison with single-payer systems around the world. The most important thing to note is that, like anything political, fallacies are abundant in any discussion of health care. For instance, comparing infant mortality rates across countries is foolishness - different countries have different definitions. Some countries exlude infant deaths if the baby is below a certain size, while others exclude infant deaths if the baby is below a certain weight, and yet other countries, like America, include all babies. I've also seen studies that compare Gammon's Law at work in Saudi Arabia, Great Britain, Australia, etc. I will be blogging more on this topic in the future. Thanks for the questions!!!