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This is a good point - and something ignored by some advocates of universal healthcare (I'm partial to the idea of universal healthcare, but would like to see m

• extragood 8y ago
  Me too. I spend more time in hospitals than the average person my age due to a hereditary condition. I try very hard to stay well and do precisely what I'm told by medical professionals. Many people that I've met in the hospital do not. They're often older and should know better, but they'll hear "No foods or liquids", and sneak in beef jerky before surgery anyway. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Universal healthcare will need to cover all of these people who don't listen to medical advice, and will return because of it. From a private insurance or single payer insurance perspective there may not be a difference between the two. All I know is that I must have good medical insurance at all times, otherwise I will be screwed in so many ways.