#5

It's working swimmingly for me. And for lots of other USans.

I have a Cigna Global plan. I can get healthcare in any country on the planet with little or no co-pay. Presumably, Cigna would cease to exist if Bernie were to be elected, along with every other non-USG insurance company. Which is fine, I suppose I would find an alternative based on Europe or somewhere else, but why? And let's assume that taxes go up to pay for this healthcare, how would that impact people like me with US plans who don't live in the US, or people who do live in the US but wind up need care while outside the country. Would I be paying for a healthcare plan that didn't even benefit me?

I'm probably the only person who has actually lived in a system where there was a US single-payer system. For US service members stationed in Europe, they are obligated to use US government-run healthcare providers. When I was on active duty, it was nearly impossible to get an appointment for dependents. If they needed care, you went to the ER. Even for me as an aviator, it was typically a 3-week wait for anything.

... Then I retired and picked up my Cigna plan. I called my chosen healthcare provider on a Monday to start working prescriptions. They asked me if Thursday of the same week was too long. I just laughed.

There are loads of Western European models that the US could choose to emulate. Most of them work pretty well. Why. ---- around with trying for force one plan down everyone's throat, even when most have far better options?