I find this issue confusing.
America already has universal health care.
If you are seriously ill or injured, you just go to the nearest ER.
If they can’t (or won’t) treat you, they will transport you to an ER that will treat you.
Obviously, not the best system in the world.
But no one is dying in America from treatable diseases or injuries.
Bottom Line - why do we have to pay $34 trillion to Medicare if the sick and injured are already being treated?
Its supposed to cover everyone but that’s not possible without destroying the economy.
Medicaid works but then again, it only covers the poor, disabled and elderly. The question is whether Americans would be willing to pay $34 trillion for more free stuff.
I’m betting the answer is “no.”