It is all very well that people with no insurance were admitted to hospitals and stabilized there, but costs are a lot lower if treatment is given regularly by a clinic, HMO or regular GP. So long as hospitals are required by law to give emergency care, then government IS in health care.
I like your $10,000 deductible catastrophic insurance coverage. While we are at it why not remove the first $10,000 in interest paid each year from the IRS 1040 form. This would encourage people to invest in interest paying stocks for the long term, and help stabilize the market.
Does anyone think it is rather unChristian for big pharma to be earning 20% profits on the backs of the sick and desperate, while most companies have a 3% to 7% profit margin? I wonder what the profit margin is on Trump’s businesses?
Given the hazard of contagious diseases to everyone, it is in everyone's interest that at least triage should be free.