Do people 'deserve' universal health care?

[denuseri]

All the more reason to take the complicated ass big money insurance companies out of the loop entirely and go to a government run system.

[SadisticNature]

All the more reason to take the complicated ass big money insurance companies out of the loop entirely and go to a government run system.

This approach has had a lot of success in much of the world. Essential Medical Care on one public plan, and extras handled by private insurance.

[DuncanONeil]

But much of the dross in the health plans are required to be there by the state in question. The states are mandating the things that must be covered in insurance plans. This is likely from some client filing a complaint against a company that would not cover the service they desired, such as acupuncture.
Therefore it is already a government control issue. Much along the lines of social justice.

All the more reason to take the complicated ass big money insurance companies out of the loop entirely and go to a government run system.