>>You are mistaken, this safety net existed for long time. It is called medicaid.
>Not everyone is eligible for it.

>Are you looking for luxury or for safety net? The latter is supposed to be, by definition, for people in need.

Safety net. But the latter does not apply to all people in need.
For this example: a person out of work with critical illness and without insurance (assume COBRA is too expensive). Im sure this situation is very common. How can that person get care? Obviously that person cannot qualify for Medicaid.