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I am a little wary of both sides. People pushing privatization usually will make a lot of money on the deal. People pushing state run care don't have a good way to pay for it, or think it will all be perfect for 1/5 the cost as today.
I think we should have both systems. And I would break it down like this. If you can choose which doctor to go see, then it should be covered under private insurance. If you have to see the closest doctor (read: emergency), then a small tax (income/sales?) would cover it.
It wouldn't be the utopian, perfect solution, but it would be a start. One of the biggest worries that I have if I gave up my health insurance, is if I got into a car accident or something where the bill was very high. It is rare and people don't purposely hurt themselves badly to abuse the system or think they need to get their dollars worth out of it.
From there, we can discuss transferring more services if it is working ok.
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