> The concept of "a nation can't afford" does not make sense Of course it makes sense. In any healthcare system (yeah, even pricate insurance) there are tradeo

> The concept of "a nation can't afford" does not make sense Of course it makes sense. In any healthcare system (yeah, even pricate insurance) there are tradeoffs to be made, because the reality is that resources (hospitals, doctors, time, not necessarily just money) will always be finite. For example, having a breast scan every year might save more people than having it every 5 years, but at some point the marginal returns will be so small that it makes more sense to focus resources on other things.