The 27% of people in the US you're referring to, almost all have free healthcare coverage. That's not the correct number regardless, it's closer to 10-12% of a

The 27% of people in the US you're referring to, almost all have free healthcare coverage. That's not the correct number regardless, it's closer to 10-12% of adults, directly from a prominent study performed by the Federal Reserve. By far the biggest healthcare problem the US will have, if the virus hits hard, is a swamping of resources, a general over-taxing of the entire healthcare system and all ICU beds. The US can, anytime it sees fit, fire off a very large healthcare emergency funding program, printed magically out of thin air. We can offer waivers to the entire population for expenses. It will be considered a national emergency. The national guard will be mobilized. The population will pay for it via taxation and wealth debasement (debt, printing), just as they do in natural disasters now. Money is not the primary concern, Congress is always happy to spend - it's going to be health system infrastructure vs case load. We won't be able to put together the resources fast enough in an emergency situation (eg NYC & LA having having 100,000 cases). China moved as fast as they could and couldn't manage it, and they're able to move drastically faster than the modern US will be able to.