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The US won’t get that for decades if ever. The insurance companies, the pharmaceutical companies, medical manufacturers, etc etc, will never willingly lose their trillions. They will kill people like Boeing killed John Barnett.
Well, if you look at what I wrote, the companies would keep their business and relationships. They'd just transfer the fundamental guarantee over to the government.
This could be a boon to the medical field because those who couldn't afford health insurance can now get care. That means more medication is consumed, more beds are filled, all while insurance companies keep a business model where they still make profit without the risk of paying the costs of care.
Won’t happen. More likely is preexisting conditions will be an issue again. Rolling back America, every day.
Well, that couldn’t be unilateral like it is now because of the 5th Amendment, which requires due process. The 5th Amendment specifically states in relevant part:
Healthcare insurance seems like an ecconomic liberty interest to me.
On top of that, the government is actually insentivised to ensure its populace recieves coverage. As I said in my origional post, ensuring healthcare would mean fewer bankruptcies. Also, the government isn't insentivised to deny coverage like the privately-traded insurance providers because the government doesn't have a profit margin to improve for its share price.