The system, in other words, wouldn’t limit anyone’s ability to pay for “premium” health care services if they chose to.
That’s the problem now. Half the population expects,demands services and doesn’t or won’t pay. Government demands that providers provide (incur the expense) with the risk of no reimbursement. Health care has costs, it is not free. It’s why were in the shape we’re in.
One of my co-workers recently arrived from Canada, and is in the process of becoming an American citizen. He is totally stunned by our resistance to government-run health care (which we all know is coming). He has nothing but glowing things to say about the Canadian health care system. He actually looked totally shocked when another co-worker and I tried to explain that eventually even the government would have to do the same thing the insurance companies do to curb costs (which they already do under Medicare and Medicaid.) He looked at us in utter astonishment and said “Why would that happen? It’s the government. How could they run out of money?” This is not a stupid man, by any stretch, but that is the mentality we are up against. I wanted to throttle him. Where the hell do they think the government gets the money?!?!