I don't believe that our healthcare should be a product. Period. I would prefer we had a system like Canada. I was denied healthcare for years here in Michigan. With the affordable Care act now I can actually buy insurance. Is it a perfect system? No. That's why I think we should adopt Canada's. But if my country men disagree with me, as they tend to disagree with me on other things. Then I'll just go where people agree with me. No need to break bread at a hostile table when there's a restaurant open down the road!
Canada's system prevented private options and thus they had to come to America for superior care. I am for freedom of choice.
Healthcare is a product. People put their time and services into it just like any other profession. Giving it to the government ensures lack of advancement, waste, bureaucracy etc. You were not denied healthcare, you were denied affordable insurance. You could have paid cash to many doctors for services. It is all the bureaucracy, legislation, insurance and other factors that drive our healthcare costs up. Also, the people who dont pay are subsidized by the people who do pay which is why an emergency room visit is so damn expensive.
What is funny is that you are moving somewhere else to get a choice while advocating single payer on everyone else which completely removes choice.
Are you for choice and freedom or are you for monopolistic top down government?
If you want to see what it looks like, just check out the VA and it's waiting lines and fraud and waste and bureacracy and multiply that by 10000.
I want choice and freedom to choose, not government dictated health policy.