I think the American mess of healthcare precisely showcases the advantages of a simpler, government-run system. Ever since moving to Denmark, I have not been mi

I think the American mess of healthcare precisely showcases the advantages of a simpler, government-run system. Ever since moving to Denmark, I have not been missing the bureaucratic mess that is the American health-insurance system. Also, much stuff here is built in-house by competent civil servants, not bid out to private-sector contractors like the ones who screwed up healthcare.gov (though that is, alas, somewhat changing). I do think streamlining things would be nice. A large but simple government: everyone gets automatic healthcare coverage by right (like Medicare, but without age limits), everyone gets a basic income rather than some complex web of welfare, etc. Less bureaucracy and maybe even smaller government in terms of pages of regulation/etc., but larger "size" of government in the percent-of-GDP sense. The American approach seems to prefer complex but low-benefit government, with huge piles of eligibility rules and private-sector provision, instead of just simple blanket benefits.