Universal healthcare isn’t perfect but the current situation is an unsustainable mess. Unlike other types of insurance, everyone utilizes healthcare and society isn’t willing to completely turn their back on those who can’t afford medical care, including those who choose not to insure themselves even if they can afford it. We’re collectively on the hook anyway. Universal healthcare is a way to streamline that.
I have a PPO and still ended up with a $3k bill after insurance for an ER visit this summer. I could afford it but there’s a significant amount of our country’s population that couldn’t, so they go into debt, declare bankruptcy, or the hospital writes off charity care. There are insured people who don’t seek or proceed with recommended treatment because there’s still a huge price tag. I even paused seeking treatment but decided avoiding the small but real risk of death was worth it.