I don't know who needs to hear this.

But your comparison of Biden's plans as not good enough is not based on anything that is realistically offered anywhere else.

Canada does not cover undocumented immigrants. https://twitter.com/BlueSteelDC/status/1303680880255401984
Germany among most countries is a multi-payer systems and does take money out of your paycheck to cover your Insurance.

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/international-health-policy-center/countries/germany
Lots of countries have a two-tiered or multi-tiered system including those with a public offering.

Growing numbers of people are taking out private health insurance in Spain. ... Today, one in every five households has private health insurance
Not one country has eliminated private insurance.

Really how do you prevent someone from deciding how to spend their money?
Even in Great Britain more than 12% of the population buy insurance that does have duplicate coverage to the National system. https://www.vox.com/health-care/2019/2/12/18215430/single-payer-private-health-insurance-harris-sanders
Private health insurance exists in Europe and Canada. Here’s how it works.

The debate over eliminating health insurance is actually offering a false choice.

https://www.vox.com/health-care/2019/2/12/18215430/single-payer-private-health-insurance-harris-sanders
The plan Sanders was proposed had NO parallel in the world.

That is right- nowhere.

So now young people expect Biden to offer similar things. @SallyAlbright https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/23/health/private-health-insurance-medicare-for-all-bernie-sanders.html
Medicare for All Would Abolish Private Insurance. ‘There’s No Precedent in American History.’

Unlike Obamacare, emerging plans would sweep away the private health insurance system. What would that mean for the companies’ workers, the stock market and the cost of care?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/23/health/private-health-insurance-medicare-for-all-bernie-sanders.html
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