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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

If it covers everyone, then it's universal. Doesn't mean that it can't be improved, but that's literally what universal healthcare coverage means.

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 0 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Universal healthcare means it covers all healthcare. If you're needing pay pay out of pocket to private providers, and it doesn't even cover a bunch of things, I refuse to call that universal - and so should you.

Universal means nothing, otherwise.

Medicare defenders really need to dream bigger, damn.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

Universal healthcare means it covers all healthcare.

I mean, no. It doesn't. And as an example off the top of my head, the NHS in the UK doesn't cover dental. It's still universal health care.

I'm not defending Medicare or anything here, id appreciate it if you didn't put words in my mouth.

Simply explaining what the term means.

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

We shall have to agree to disagree then. Calling a healthcare system that doesn't cover all available healthcare universal just doesn't make sense.

I can accept that's what people call it, but that's about it.

I think they're wrong.

By this logic the USA has universal healthcare, because a hospital must treat you for emergency, life-saving care, even if you're unable to pay.

So, the definition is absurd if it's just that a system covers everyone.