The expense problem (which is overstated in the article) would just shift from premiums to taxes if there was "universal healthcare" in America. Besides that, a

The expense problem (which is overstated in the article) would just shift from premiums to taxes if there was "universal healthcare" in America. Besides that, a large part of the expenses comes from subsidizing drugs that get sold abroad for low prices. It's easy to whine about "dumb Americans" when your own country is subsidized by them