In Spain we have "universal cover" (well, kind of, I am a lawyer and I am somohow excluded, but that is a long story...), I do access to the public system through my wife insurance, but we have also decided to have a private insurance, which it is not very expensive, at least by USA standards, some 150€ a month for me, wife and 2 small kids....

The public system is quite good, although it could be better managed, but for the stories I have heard from the USA (an uncle of my wife lives in Boston), I think this is a better system than the current system in the USA...

Regards