maat55 if they follow a model similar to England, Australia, Sweden, or Canada, it will be run by the medical profession. It could be paid with a Value Added Tax [VAT] charged to every purchased item and service. It's very efficient and everyone contributes, even those who pay no income tax or get tax free income.
Currently you have an insurance clerk decide which procedures you deserve and which shall be denied. Added to that is your co-pay. Those without insurance give up all or do without treatment for life threatening illness. But caring about others is the slippery slope to 'socialism.' What is your definition?
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