Well, I too accept Medicaid (about 66% of my practice) and am very liberal about walk ins. I know that Bert and I are NOT the norm.
I am obviously a believer in universal health coverage. This is a commodity much like sewage and water that is best done for the entire group rather than piecemeal.
It does not have to be run by the government directly. It could be Blue Cross of either the state or US. (Now BCBS of IL built a 2 BILLION dollar building in downtown Chicago WITH CASH 10 years ago and is now adding more floors for 3 BILLION in cash, but they are non profit
) They are still better than a FOR PROFIT insurance.
Much of the savings by deduplication of the 400 insurance companies administration systems and one consistent set of rules would pay for health coverage for those who do not have or have adequate coverage.
It would require government oversight, hopefully better than they have done with the FOR PROFIT companies.
