I'm no socialist, but you can actually have a system of government health insurance but keep private healthcare. Or basic free healthcare (government run hospitals/clinics) and if you want better, pay out of pocket for private.
For example, in my wife's home country, she give birth in an awesome private maternity hospital for about $2k out of pocket for everything. I mean everything. But if we wanted, she could have done it in the government run hospital for $0.
For example, in my wife's home country, she give birth in an awesome private maternity hospital for about $2k out of pocket for everything. I mean everything. But if we wanted, she could have done it in the government run hospital for $0.