The US has had "Medicare for some" since 1965.

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57. All universal healthcare plans presented so far require an employer contribution.

Well, MFA as it is currently configured MAY left employers who can due to economics, but don't, offer health insurance off the hook, so that loophole will need to be slammed shut. In theory, a massive in scale over-arcing insurance plan should result in all participants paying less than they pay now, because of the group size, so insurers should welcome universal coverage. A case in point to the last observation that I made was Berkshire Hathaway, Chase and a third company joining together to insure their employees under one over-arcing plan. It is informative that one of those companies IS in the insurance business, though not health insurance. The three recognized that grouping employees into a massive healthcare insurance buying group gave the more power over negotiating lower rates.