[temporary monopolies exist to preserve innovation - but let's leave that issue aside] It might be possible that the overhead will vanish if universal healthca

[temporary monopolies exist to preserve innovation - but let's leave that issue aside] It might be possible that the overhead will vanish if universal healthcare is implemented. It seems unlikely to me, but a good part of the argument for universal healthcare depends on that. Yet people just don't vanish or "lie down and die". Those who are making a living from the overheads will certainly want to go on doing that. Universal healthcare will just give them leverage and moral support (think of the patient!) to do it on a scale that will dwarf the gravy train of other government procurement contracts - at the taxpayer expense. It's IMHO a risk not worth taking.