Government is right now purchasing 50% of the health care in America. Bumping that to 100% will surely make everything all better. (/sarcasm)
Yes, and actually they are authorizing that medical welfare, using it to buy votes, and then using your tax dollars AND elevated health premiums to pay for them.
Plus they generally screw the providers both by paying pennies on the dollar, and either by paying months late, or not paying them at all.