The Simple Solution

Why don't we look at healthcare like we look at driving insurance?
Just require all adults to purchase health insurance like all drivers must have car insurance.

Let the states define what "minimum coverage" is, and focus the rest of your energy on legislation to reign in the exorbitant fees doctors, hospitals, health equipment manufacturers, and pharm companies charge.  Really, this is the problem with healthcare now, not the lack of universal coverage.

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but the idea i'm putting forward here isn't for you to pay for anyone but yourself.  it's just for everyone to be required to buy insurance for themselves, like drivers insurance

it's still capitalism, and with everyone forced to buy, there is way more competition and lower prices all around