You know this year, I had a lump on my arm. Cost me $1,000 out of pocket to get it checked out because going through the public system would have cost me a wait of 6 months to a year. Many people like me are turning towards private because the public system is terribly run.
How much you want to bet that the notional amount I pay in a year in taxes directed specifically towards health care and throw in the out of pocket medical expenses is 3-4 times what the average healthy American would pay in insurance.
Get your head out of the clouds.