Contrary to the lies you might've heard on Fox News this morning, Yglesias cites actual evidence indicating that Canadian healthcare outcomes are about the same -- if not slightly better in some cases -- than healthcare outcomes in the United States.
From what I've seen, the United States is really good at very expensive, high-end surgeries and technologies, and merely average or below average at everyday things. In other words, we're exceptional at treatments people can barely, if at all, afford. What good is a high end system when it's financially out of reach to people who need it?