> The more the government took control of it, the more it cost. The US still has a free market system, both in insurance and treatment. The government only con

> The more the government took control of it, the more it cost. The US still has a free market system, both in insurance and treatment. The government only controls VA and Medicare, and those are cheaper to run: * https://www.citizen.org/news/fact-check-medicare-for-all-would-save-the-u-s-trillions-public-option-would-leave-millions-uninsured-not-garner-savings/ https://www.citizen.org/news/fact-check-medicare-for-all-wou... And many other countries do have government-run healthcare (including just north of the border in Canada), and they spend less per capita and have better life expectancy: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_health_expenditure_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_hea... See also infant and maternal mortality rates: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_infant_and_under-five_mortality_rates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_infant_an... * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_maternal_mortality_ratio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_maternal_...