There are lots of other systems besides single-payer (like the NHS grandparent mentions liking) or the US. It isn't some law of nature that anything "in-between

There are lots of other systems besides single-payer (like the NHS grandparent mentions liking) or the US. It isn't some law of nature that anything "in-between" is doomed to failure. For example, read a bit about the Swiss system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Switzerland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthcare_in_Switzerland