"In Democrat-controlled California, a patient with a costly medical condition may likely get relatively affordable premiums, while a young, healthy and self-employed professional could pay more. In Republican Texas [it's the opposite]" https://www.wsj.com/articles/red-and-blue-states-move-further-apart-on-health-policy-1519813801?mod=e2fb …
If this policy continues (impossible to say), because of adverse selection, the sick will rush the blue states, and the healthy will flee, thereby putting a burden on the blue states which will eventually cause an inability to continue offering this service.
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There is a reason while countries with reasonably functioning health care systems (Netherlands, Germany) socialize some aspects of healthcare (e.g. chronic/long term sickness) and use private insurance for others.
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To put it very differently: market logic doesn't work for cancer treatment but handing out antibiotics free for all is also a bad idea.
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