Yes , I have nothing against doctors being public employees . And do you really want a doctor or health care institution that has to balance profit motive vs your health ? Are you really so ignorant to realize many people can ' t afford health insurance ? Are they just SOL ? America has health care costs that are much more expensive per Capita than Canada and yet does not cover everyone so cost per participant is much higher , America also performs poorer over all in health . I think the reason that is profit motive makes for a shitty health care system . Supply and demand does not work in health care because demand is absolute . That ' s why fucking pharmaceutical companies can increase the cost of a life saving drug 10 fold , the people who need them can either pay or die . It ' s morally equivilant to mugging someone . Threaten bodily harm or turn over your wallet or refuse to prevent bodily harm unless they hand over their life savings . Having a bunch of small insurance companies focused on profit rather than meeting societies health care needs means that they can legally exclude people with expensive conditions aka the people who need it most are left on their own . No the most effective way for health care to be funded is if everyone in society pays into a common fund with equal access for everyone rather than the bullshit insurance game of trying to maximize premiums while minimizing health care provided . That is neither efficient nor even humane .