The part of our welfare system that treats medical problems is already pretty awful at doing so. UBI sort of came onto the scene as a way of dealing with both p

The part of our welfare system that treats medical problems is already pretty awful at doing so. UBI sort of came onto the scene as a way of dealing with both public healthcare and loss of jobs to automation. In theory, UBI can pay for cheap treatments, and insurance (private or public) would pay for the rest.