> Also, we should strive to have the best system and I don't think that's possible with single payer (eg Canada/uk vs France/Switzerland/Singapore/japan) The s

> Also, we should strive to have the best system and I don't think that's possible with single payer (eg Canada/uk vs France/Switzerland/Singapore/japan) The system in Canada and the system in France are close to each other and both are miles apart from the system in the US. I agree that we should not blindly copy other countries, but if there was a successful system it would look more like the systems in Canada and France, i.e. a system in which a body like the government has a baseline affordable health insurance that average citizens can avail of, and other private companies on top that offer more privileges to those who can afford it. In the US, even if you have health insurance there's no guarantee that healthcare costs will not wipe you out.