Universal Health Care will most likely not dictate what you must or must not do, but you will see a decrease in the quality of your health care. Treatment becomes more treadmill-like in the eyes of the physician.
I am an American who lives in the Netherlands. They like to consider it universal health care here, but it’s not really, not when you consider that it’s mandatory, you’re legally obligated to have it, otherwise you face a stiff financial penalty. It removes in fact the choice from the individual.
You see in America how the government runs the national budget, do you want them managing your health care package, too? When was the last time you had a look at the national debt? If there’s an eventual cut somewhere, do you really think it’s going to come from defense spending? Not likely. It’s more likely that it will turn the route of social security programs, seeing a worsening instead of an improvement.
Keep it private, but institute some laws that force the insurers to play by the rules more fairly, that allow different levels of access.
The bottom line lies with corporate responsibility, and the health care providers both developing more mature social consciences.