Great thread, keep the posts coming. I’ve always wanted to hear first-hand opinions on this subject. IMHO, for what is worth, the problem I see with the private only health-care system is that insurance companies are not required to insure people with pre-existing health conditions or disorders. Precisely those are the ones that really need to be insured. I know that imposing private insurance companies to insure everyone regardless of medical history without exorbitant premiums for the unhealthy is virtually impossible; so the only possibility I see is going universal.

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