Guys..... Hold a moment here....
The example of top notch athletes that earn millions every year is a horrendous example to begin with.
You know, I want to remind you here, that the Worlds best heart transplant specialist, the pioneer of that kind of surgery, was from South Africa. Professor Barnard, as prime example.
Such things have absolutely nothing to do with any healthcare system in any given country. Kobe Bryant could afford to pay millions on medical treatment, if he had to. It's nothing but a talent issue. There are specially gifted doctors spread out all over the world, and people just sometimes do or have to go there, if the best treatment is needed. There are also Germans traveling to the USA for treatment, because the best specialist just happens to be there.
I don't know where Kobe went. But I do know for example that Dr. Mueller-Wohlfarth is a World renowned specialist in sports injuries.
He's the team doc for Bayern Munich for decades, as well as the doc of the German National Football team. What he treads will heal.
Magic hands... Some doctors have that... And it's not a matter of the country.