Tased on their recent comments, perhaps President Donald Trump and some other Republicans are getting ready to embrace universal health care.
Universal health care involves some form of the government ensuring everyone has medical coverage at little or no out-of-pocket cost, beyond what people pay in taxes. Many countries, including much of western Europe, have some form of universal health care.
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