Your argument is that health care is the same as food/accomodation, and therefore should be treated the same way. It definitely isn't. Food and rent are a fixed

Your argument is that health care is the same as food/accomodation, and therefore should be treated the same way. It definitely isn't. Food and rent are a fixed cost that are identical each week. By being frugal and possibly living at home or relying on a spouse, one can keep it at a very low rate, for example $100 a week. The cost of health care can quickly reach several hundred thousand dollars in a matter of days.