Mavdog,
we might actually be able to find a happy medium.
1) Keeping a portion of the system to be addressed by the private sector and basically through insurance as it is today.
2) Finding a way to enhance the availability to those who are uninsured and ensuring that one city/county or community is not overly burdened in supporting a hospital (Taxes from Dallas for patients from Ft. Worth)
Perhaps setting up some type of "ID" card where legal citizens can proove who they are and get care in a faility such as "Care Now" for the initial screening. If they are uninsured, they can still be seen and then referred to the local "Public" hospital...if the patient is unable to get there on their own, perhaps a connection with DART or an Ambulance can be made to pick up the patient and take them to this Public Hospital.
Those with Private Insurance would continue to do business as usual.
Facilities like a Care Now, can have two lobbies, one for private insurance and the other for Public Care. This would allow for equal 'Care' from the physician, but also allow for more effecient processing time for "Privately Insured" Patients.
In concept, I think we can find a compramise that works for the nearly everyone, so that they at the very least get the care they need and at the most, for those who have the resources, they can get the little perks that come with paying for it.
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