Not sure, that's why I specified "from what I understand". BUT, most people aren't children, pregnant, or registered unemployed/very low income, so from that p

Not sure, that's why I specified "from what I understand". BUT, most people aren't children, pregnant, or registered unemployed/very low income, so from that point of view to me it's still an insurance-centric system. I pay a hefty amount each month and I was sick in the past and the system was so inefficient that I had to go to private doctors and clinics just to figure out what was wrong with me. I see the public insurance payments as a tax and I have private insurance to cover the costs of private doctors/hospitals. But maybe that's just me.