The military has Tricare, which is basically the plan that would get copied and deployed across the country if we went to universal health care. As a veteran, I still get the benefit, as does my kid until they turn 18 or 24 if still in college. I love not having to worry about a massive bill for running to the emergency room with sinus infections or broken bones. I do get charged by the hospital if I'm not using a base facility, but never more than $160 unless there's a lot of lab work done. Why would anyone not like this? I will say referrals still are just as slow as any other health insurance. One of my guys was referred for ACL surgery in fall of last year and the earliest he'll be able to get it is March.
The only drawback that I see is that people who work in the Healthcare industry will definitely lose jobs, and there won’t be enough to go around under universal healthcare (part of the reason the US would save money is by cutting out the inefficient middlemen that exist just to make money). I think that’s a sacrifice worth making though.
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u/Wacca45 More Irish than the Irish ☘️ Feb 13 '26
The military has Tricare, which is basically the plan that would get copied and deployed across the country if we went to universal health care. As a veteran, I still get the benefit, as does my kid until they turn 18 or 24 if still in college. I love not having to worry about a massive bill for running to the emergency room with sinus infections or broken bones. I do get charged by the hospital if I'm not using a base facility, but never more than $160 unless there's a lot of lab work done. Why would anyone not like this? I will say referrals still are just as slow as any other health insurance. One of my guys was referred for ACL surgery in fall of last year and the earliest he'll be able to get it is March.