> I didn't say the factory model was an argument for universal coverage.
Whatever.
> The argument however, that we couldn't take advantage of things like this in this country in part because we didn't have universal coverage, was.
Except that that's not true. As other folks have pointed out, we're starting to develop "heart surgery" factories and the like. Those folks also pointed out that some mandates that approximate universal coverage (a hospital has to take all comers) actually interfere with the development of factories because factories specialize.
Note that requiring that something be open to everyone is an obstacle.
The argument however, that we couldn't take advantage of things like this in this country in part because we didn't have universal coverage, was.
It appears you may have entirely misinterpreted my post.