What are some of the strenghts and weaknesses of the American health care system?

Question

What are some of the strenghts and weaknesses of the American health care system?

Answer 1

Strength:  We are always at the forefront of new technologies and innovation.

Weakness:  Processes are not in place to adequately care for the indigent.

Answer 2

Strengths:

Technology that can detect early and treat disease

large number of specialists

well trained providers

increasing number of beneficial medications

Weaknesses:

COST

health care insurance system that punishes the most medically needy

pharmaceutical companies focus too much  on maintaining patents rather than providing new beneficial meds