government-run healthcare at least offers the voters/citizens some measure of control (if tiny), and allows you to impose values and motives other than accumulation and profits for taking care of weaker/poorer members of your society. leaving such an important pillar of a modern society entirely to the private sector was evidently an error. one that's been corrected now, it seems.
also, looking in from the outside, all these butthurt conservatives are amusing.. especially when they try their hand at political science, slinging terms around - european or other countries with 'free' healthcare are not
socialist, lol. read a book or two