My point obviously was that the French system is grossly flawed, and clearly not the model towards which we should be striving.
There are so many problems with your statement it's not even funny. First off, the French have undoubtedly the best health system in continental Europe. Doctors even make housecalls. You know why, because it's cheaper than having a patient come to the emergency room in an ambulance for minor problems.
Was France remiss in not having sufficient cooling rooms? No doubt about that but the biggest problem was societal, not a problem inherent in the French social health system. Too many old people left at home alone while their kids went on summer holidays. I wonder what the true number of heat related elderly deaths in the US is?
The only hope for health care to reach the broadest number of people for the least cost is through socializing it. You can look at any form of European health care, and you'll find that all are superior to those of the US. Not least because most are heavily involved in preventative care and since the government foots the bill for such things as obesity and smoking, the food and tobacco lobbies do poorly there.
Your praise of capitalistic based health care is based on jingoism and ignorance of efficient health care.
Good luck when you find yourself in the clutches of the SYSTEM, it will eat you alive.