Universal healthcare doesn&#x27;t always work that way though, it&#x27;s just basically the idea that every citizen is guaranteed some minimum standard of coverage. For example in Japan there&#x27;s a mandate that all residents are required to have health insurance, but most people have it through their employers. It&#x27;s not single payer or socialized healthcare. In many countries there&#x27;s a mix of private and public and a portion of the population is covered by a system like you&#x27;re talking about, like in the US with Medicare and Medicaid.