It's not zero-sum. The US already spends more per capita on healthcare than every other country. It just does so extremely inefficaciously.
And, it doesn't help anything that we're one of the most unhealthy nations.
It's a stupidly short sighted game of russian roulette but nowhere near as hilarious as if the Government itself really does pay out more per capitita than anywhere else in the world.
http://flipchartfairytales.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/healt...
When limited only to public spending, Norway and Luxembourg spend more per capita, but that's it