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I guess that goes back to the implementation. How is it possible to mandate universal coverage without some sort of state-provided funding? Nothing in life is u

I guess that goes back to the implementation. How is it possible to mandate universal coverage without some sort of state-provided funding? Nothing in life is universal without government support. And with that funding comes control and regulation. Things that fierce individualists fear the most. Sure, the day-to-day administration of such a system could be in a single agency, or distributed among private providers, or some blend. But the core thing that opponents fight is still there.

sfink 6y ago
It's a fair argument, but not personally convincing because what we already have all that control and regulation. It's just that it's handled by a small number of unelected for-profit insurance companies instead of "the government". Success would be wholly dependent on the implementation in any case. Our current implementation is a local minimum of effectiveness, maximum of overhead. There are better solutions with either public or private bases.