My understanding is that free healthcare provision varies considerably from state to state. So we should both be careful about generalising.
Glad to hear things are progressing well for you.
For me that just highlights the difference between the quality of health care available, which in the case of the US, can be the best in the world and the provision of universal health care, which in the US is an absolute disgrace. There are cracks in our system and people do fall through sadly...
What are the chances that if we abandon the NHS, people will stop getting ill ?
America has the worst health care system in the world, we will find the money in this country, because it is the decent thing to do.