National managed health care is definitely not the answer. When I lived Germany, my landlord, a doctor, would not use the national system -- didn't trust it. The British health facilities are falling apart and far to expensive for what they deliver. The french lost 15,000 people three summers ago in their old folks homes due to a heat wave -- what we'd call summer in the south. The Canadians wait for months at home for operations that are routine in the US.
The US medical establishments are the only one still coming up with new cures and procedures for diseases. Kill the goose and you may kill the procedure or drug that might cure you.
Fighting Illini has the best idea.