Much of Europe has mandatory public health insurance if you work.
It also has voluntary private health insurance.
What you probably are referring to is that USA has not private health insurance at all.
In the US only your employer could give you insurance, so it is not personal and private, but collective, if you try to do on your own it is prohibitively expensive.
It also has voluntary private health insurance.
What you probably are referring to is that USA has not private health insurance at all.
In the US only your employer could give you insurance, so it is not personal and private, but collective, if you try to do on your own it is prohibitively expensive.