The Japanese health care system sounds to me like about the best one I've heard of, Bill. It's clearly better than the Canadian one, because ours does not cover dental care nor does it cover the cost of many drugs.

The Cuban system is also extremely good...because everything is covered (treatment of all kinds, drugs, dental, and even veterinary care for pets!). The main problem the Cubans have with health care is that certain drugs and equipment are in short supply due to the American embargo, but they also have a very large number of well-trained doctors per capita in Cuba...so much so that they send Cuban doctors to many other countries where they are needed.

We could use some of them in Canada, I'm thinking. ;-) We have a shortage of family doctors in Ontario at present.