A right is something which can be acquired from nature and does not involve theft. Health care is a good. People need to learn the difference.
I agree. 30 years ago, I used to travel to Italy and France on a regular basis. They already had national health care programs which were funded by a VAT (value added tax). Essentially, the way this worked is that purchases of clothing, furniture, etc. were assessed a 25% tax. Those visiting the country would pay the tax but after check-in at the airport, would present their receipts and receive a refund on the exorbitant taxes. As a result, shops did good business with tourists while the locals learned to live with one pair of shoes or a sofa that would last 30 years.
The true impact of such a system hit home one year when my mil was diagnosed with stomach cancer. Under the socialized medical system, she was placed on a lengthy waiting list for surgery. She would have died had we not intervened. A "gift" of $5,000 was sufficient to get her "bumped up" to the top of the list. The surgeons hoped to salvage a small portion of the stomach but found some bad cells and removed the entire organ. She not only survived the surgery but lived to 90.
This is what we can expect with any socialized health care program. Those with the money to pay, will find slots at the top of the list, while those who are poorer, will die waiting for surgery.
The most amazing example of socialized medicine that I have ever seen, was broadcast by PBS back in 1976! In Sweden, medicine had become so specialized that when an individual arrived at the clinic, they would be confronted with a panel of specialities from which to make a selection. If one had pain in an area in between two of those specialities, they were out of luck.
A national program of socialized medicine is NOT the way to go!