> we in America force people to buy private health insurance rather than having a national health service, which all the evidence suggests would be both more co

> we in America force people to buy private health insurance rather than having a national health service, which all the evidence suggests would be both more cost-effective and provide an overall better quality You lost me at the 'evidence suggests' but. Cost effectiveness of the private system has been clearly debunked. Quality is questionable too but harder to measure comprehensively, and I know in some areas is good. http://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-american-health-care-system-sucks-2013-10 http://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-american-health-care-s... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_health_expenditure_(PPP)_per_capita http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_total_heal...