> Completely socialized No, unless words lost all meaning the US health system is far from socialized, it would be if the cost structure was under government c

> Completely socialized No, unless words lost all meaning the US health system is far from socialized, it would be if the cost structure was under government control, it's quite the opposite, for-profit insurers and healthcare providers set their rates as they please. Medicare maybe makes it subsidized, not socialized. > having worked in the industry, it's the only "good" solution I see Well, that's quite surprising for a professional to not know that there is a whole bunch of countries that do things quite differently (actual socialized healthcare) and that don't have anywhere close to this sort of problems (See: Europe).