America has institutionalized the high cost of healthcare and the healthcare lobby which profits from that is among the top 3 political donors. That maintains t

America has institutionalized the high cost of healthcare and the healthcare lobby which profits from that is among the top 3 political donors. That maintains the status quo. The mindset is the same as in any other country - the polls say people prefer single payer in spite of all the propaganda thrown their way. While the UK was debating forming the NHS back in the 1940s the Conservative party fought to put in place an insurance based system largely like America has today. If they had been a little more powerful after the war the UK would likely face similar problems.