I believe it's because "universal healthcare" is so non-political, it's basically meaningless in the context of this conversation. Universal healthcare just mea

I believe it's because "universal healthcare" is so non-political, it's basically meaningless in the context of this conversation. Universal healthcare just means "everyone has access to healthcare". Well, 92.1%[0] of Americans have health insurance, and close to 100% of Californians have health insurance with a public option[1]. The city of San Francisco even adds coverage[2] on top of what California and federal programs can offer, which basically means everyone has access to healthcare, even those 400% over the federal poverty line. Oh, and there are more people in the state of California than all of Canada, which is especially interesting when Canada's system enters the debate. [0]: https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2023/demo/p60-281.html https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2023/demo/p60-28... [1]: https://www.coveredca.com/health/medi-cal/ https://www.coveredca.com/health/medi-cal/ [2]: https://healthysanfrancisco.org/ https://healthysanfrancisco.org/