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MA is hardly a finished product either. It also isn't universal single payer system. Hawaii is a much closer example. It too isn't single payer, but neither is the national effort.
Medicare isn't a good example because it is limited to people who need care without the well counter balance. Despite this and the problems, there isn't a large line of people clamoring to end the program.
MA is a blueprint for what we are going to get and is basically bankrupt costing more than intended. Hawaii is a disaster, not for the patient but for the state that is subsidizing it and taxpayers are paying for it.
Single payer does nothing to lower actual costs which you see to think are premiums paid. You have no idea how business operates and the investment required to operate a business. Growing up in today's world I can understand your problem