Americans who have employer-paid health insurance won't tolerate waiting for service, hospitals in need of a paint job, etc. For the most part they want a system which responds positively to a patient request for a CT scan to confirm a finding. Part of the rising dissatisfaction in the U.S. with health care is the fact that costs have risen faster than the willingness to pay for higher insurance costs. With premium increases being held in check something has to give. The withdrawal of the fringe services results in lower patient satisfaction.
Doctors are also dissatisfied.
Since many patients have moved to lower cost plans, the doctors have had to accept reductions in income and lifestyle. While I have no answers to these questions I don't trust my government to come up with a satisfactory solution. Calif. Canadians should not be envious of the U.S. health care system. In fact, nothing that leaves 40 million or so citizens uncovered should be dignified by that term. The only reason there hasn't been some sort of revolution over it in the U.S. is that most of the people covered remain healthy.