Insofar that it helps define health care as a right, yes. In terms of an actual pivot point logistically? No.

LMAO, accurate summation.

You know you can have a single payer system where you have the option to go private if you want to spend a little extra for higher quality service?

Will just end up with stratified health care with shitty services for poor people and good services for rich people.

We're better off now with universal health care (EMTALA) but not universal insurance, that way at least everybody is getting good health care, even if we are paying through direct taxation and inflated private health insurance for the uninsured.

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and why would we do that my friend?

the higher quality care would eventually become required by law or whatever cuz it 'wouldnt be fair' that some could afford it and others couldnt afford it

Nah, the NHS is pretty good but the waiting lists can be long considering 70m people are entitled to it, so you can go to Bupa or Spire and get treated straight away. A lot of richer people will opt to go for private healthcare but that's their right, and most importantly it doesn't affect the quality of healthcare in the NHS - they're still paying for it regardless.

How is it a right?

Someone has to provide it after going to school for 8 years. It doesn't just exist floating in the wind.

How is gun ownership a right?

It doesn't exist floating in the wind. Somebody has to build a factory, manufacture the gun, etc. etc.

What are you talking about?

You have to pay for a gun. The same should be true of healthcare.

LOOOOOOOL

no wonder someone is 0/50 on med school applications