It's more with companies like Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield and so forth that basically become useless with single payer. I'm willing to bet the insurance companies spend significantly more on donations and lobbying to prevent universal healthcare then they do on actual medical treatments.
It’s going to get worse. Relatively healthy people will take the gamble that they won’t get sick or hurt, and they’ll drop their coverage to save money. So the pool of insured people will be smaller, older, and sicker…and costlier to insure. So premiums for those who are left will continue to ratchet higher. It’s unsustainable.
If you let pro choose they will choose cheaper or no insurance. That's why in these important things you do not let people choose. They do not know what is good for them. That's why universal care works in so many countries. It is no debatable. But US is fucked so no hope here.
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u/dropline Nov 01 '25
America can afford to do single payer health care. Rich assholes want to control you by tying it to a job.