> until the system is wholly owned by the government The thing is that single payer healthcare systems in Canada and Europe aren't necessarily owned by the gov

> until the system is wholly owned by the government The thing is that single payer healthcare systems in Canada and Europe aren't necessarily owned by the government. In Canada, each province's healthcare is run as a government owned insurance company, with the requirement that everyone have health insurance. Some provinces bill this out to each insured person on a sliding scale of income, with a cut off for the low income.