Healthcare strikes unevenly and can cost for more than most people could ever earn - so an insurance scheme of some kind seems sensible. In practice the state c

Healthcare strikes unevenly and can cost for more than most people could ever earn - so an insurance scheme of some kind seems sensible. In practice the state can often provide this more efficiently than the private sector. Food on the other hand, costs a non-variable amount and is relatively inexpensive. The two examples you give are not at all similar.