&gt; . For example, it&#x27;s generally recommended that for surgery, you actually want to see a doctor who works in the public system (in Australia, my country) because for routine procedures the guy who does them everyday, all the time, is probably a lot better at it then the guy who can choose his cases.<p>While I agree that this is the case, the people who are willing to travel for medical care are likely not traveling for routine cases; they are going to see specialists for complex cases. The quality of care varies substantially across the US, and I do think the top tier facilities in the US are some of the best (if not the best) in the world. That says nothing about the average level of care across the country however, and it is typically difficult to get access to these premiere hospitals unless you know someone with connections in medicine or have money.