It would consolidate lots of different agencies of government and reduce the need for a stable of insurance form clerks in hospitals and doctor's offices. The savings would be significant and everyone would be covered. Big insurance can still wet its beak by selling super duper, extra-special-coverage policies for people who can't possibly endure a day in a semi-private room among the masses. Imagine . . . the guy behind the sandwich counter who has suspected he might have hepatitis for the past couple of months would have seen a doctor and been diagnosed and treated.