MA doesn't have UHC, they have individual health insurance mandates, which was a conservative idea.
Look at Costa Rica where they have one of the most socialized forms of UHC as well as being one of the highest rated health care systems in the world!
And the average person in Costa Rica makes one-tenth what Americans make!
"Costa Rican Life expectancy is 76 years for men and 79.8 years for women, both longer than in the United States. The infant mortality rate in Costa Rica is less than that in the United States. The United Nations consistently ranks Costa Rica’s public health system in the top 20 worldwide and the best in Latin America.
With a government-sponsored network of 29 hospitals and more than 250 clinics throughout the country, the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) has primary responsibility for providing low cost health services to the Costa Rican populace. Open not just to Costa Ricans, the CCSS provides affordable medical service to any foreign resident or visitor. Foreigners living in Costa Rica can join the CCSS by paying a small monthly fee--based on their income-- or they can buy a very inexpensive but through health insurance from the State monopoly Instituto de Seguro Nacional (INS) valid with over 200 affiliated doctors, hospitals, labs and pharmacies in the private sector.
Hospitals have the latest equipment, and laboratories are excellent. You can feel safe having most operations without returning to the U.S. or Canada.
Most surgical procedures cost only a fraction of what they do in the U.S. For example, a heart bypass operations cost about a third of what they do in the U.S.
Private clinics and hospitals provide quicker services with more privacy, enabling you to avoid long lines and the bureaucracy of the public system. In Costa Rica the term Clinica is used for private institutions that generally include inpatient medical/surgical facilities, doctor’s offices, laboratories, and radiology, pharmacy, and outpatient services. Hospital generally refers to a public inpatient medical and surgical facilities that also provide laboratory, radiology, pharmacy and related services."
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You asked about cost ~
"More money per person is spent on health care in the United States than in any other nation in the world,[6][7] and a greater percentage of total income in the nation is spent on health care in the U.S. than in any United Nations member state except for East Timor.[7] Despite the fact that not all citizens are covered, the United States has the third highest public healthcare expenditure per capita.[8][9] A 2001 study in five states found that medical debt contributed to 62% of all personal bankruptcies.[10] Since then, health costs and the numbers of uninsured and underinsured have increased."
Health care in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
