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CMV: There is no good reason against universal health care for children (<18) in the US

CMV: There is no good reason against universal health care for children (<18) in the US

1. Children can't get their own health insurance because health insurance is tied to employment and their full time job should be school 
2. Children are part of a vulnerable population who as a society we deem deserving of extra protections and support regardless 
3. Children shouldn't be punished if their parents can't afford to give them health care or if their parents made or didn't make smart financial decisions
4. Intervening early with solid routine health care means less medical issues when they are adults 
5. "It's too expensive" - sure but it is certainly more cost efficient to have a single payer who can negotiate more strongly. 
6. "Something like this already exists for low income" - I'm talking about automatically registering every children upon birth for universal health care. You go into any clinic or hospital in the country and can receive healthcare upon showing your state health card. For healthcare for low income families, they have to apply for it, or if the child is housing insecure or living in shelters, that serves as even more hurdles to receive health care. In a system where only low-income children can qualify for state funded health care, the child has to prove they are low income usually involving an application. I want to move to a system where every child upon birth will automatically receive their health care, and free at the point of care, unlimited health care until they are 18. Minimize these hurdles 
7. One could make the argument that universal health care for everyone is better. This argument won't change my view because it is out of the scope of this CMV. This CMV is basically saying "at the very least, universal health care should be provided to children". Other vulnerable groups or universal health care for everyone is out of scope.
gpt
Define universal.  Do you really mean single payer ?  

For example Switzerland has universal health coverage for for everyone including kids.  In Switzerland that means parents must buy private insurance for there kids unless they are poor.  (Which is like the rest of the Swiss system) 


That was essentially Obama care.  Are you ok with that system ?