[scorpioxy]

It's actually anywhere between 1%-5% depending on your income but I didn't want to get too detailed in my comment. And you'd still have the absurdly long wait times. And the out of pocket expenses. Again, not a problem if you can actually make use of what you're paying for.

I do have to state though that the US healthcare system, minus the fact that most healthcare research/advancements happens there, is crazy.

[shushpanchik]

I don't think anyone pays 5%, practical limit would be ~3% (2% levy, and ~1% for cheapest private insurance to be exempted from levy surcharge)

[scorpioxy]

I am not confident enough to say that someone in Australia does or doesn't pay the 5%. I can ask the ATO but otherwise can't know. I am stating the range of how much it is.