[abfan1127]

Medicare isn't private. If it were, the premiums would be so high, that people would be forced to choose...

[specialist]

As I understand these things... Medicare is single payer and NHS is single payer & single provider. Which would make the British NHS more akin to USA's Veteran's Administration.

FWIW: I advocate single payer (Medicare for All), but not single (sole) provider.