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AnywayI've been thinking about this and models you could relate the USA system too. Yes the NHS costs £98Bn ($162Bn) and that covers a population that is around 5 to 6 times smaller than the USA over a much smaller land area that results in a far higher population density. The UK would be a bad model for the USA to adopt in this case as it would lead to an inefficient healthcare system.

If a study is to be conducted to find an existing model that would closely resemble what a good USA social healthcare plan would be then the logical choice would be Australia as it bears far more resemblance. It has a population that is sparsely spread out over a large area, with some areas of high population density which is similar to USA, and the government probably has a roughly a similar rate of efficiency as the USA.

To be honest, I can't be bothered with this debate at the moment...