The US government already runs a fine universal health insurance program. It's called Medicare. I was the advocate last year for a family member with a serious illness, and it worked beautifully: she got the care she needed, and we never had to deal with a bill, a co-pay, or a question about whether insurance covered something.
The only evidence I saw of government bureaucracy was when the hospital send somebody around to make sure everything was fine because it was especially important to them to make sure Medicare patients were getting all the care they needed.
"The US government already runs a fine universal health insurance program. It's called Medicare. I was the advocate last year for a family member with a serious illness, and it worked beautifully: she got the care she needed, and we never had to deal with a bill, a co-pay, or a question about whether insurance covered something."
When 90% of the US population is on this program, I guarantee you it won't be like this.
The only evidence I saw of government bureaucracy was when the hospital send somebody around to make sure everything was fine because it was especially important to them to make sure Medicare patients were getting all the care they needed.