We today have socialized healthcare in America. We just don't see that because you have private hospital, doctors, insurance, pharma and medical device manufacturers.
But in reality everything is driven by a “standard of care.”. And that standard of care is defined by government. When Obama decided that Gender dysphoria needs covered by health insurance a few years ago, so it became reality.
Insurance only covers the standard of care.
Hospitals and doctors don't deviate from the standard of care since this provides them legal protection when staying in its boundaries.
The DEA defines narcotics, the FDA medical devices, the NIH what procedures and medicine is indicated for what condition... You just get coerced to pay but actually have no control over the money, nor does it matter that you're the one impacted. The true decision makers sit far away from the doctors office where your health care options are explained to you.
You really have the WORST of both worlds in America today.You have socialized health care, but at the MAXIMUM price the market will bear.
That’s a feature not a bug. The worst healthcare now is the sooner they can move on to the next iteration of fully socialized medicine.