Why did the United States never develop a national health scheme like Canada, the UK or western Europe despite it's economic prosperity?

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If it helps, after WWII, there was a national health-insurance bill (often refered to as the "Wagner-Murray-Dingell Bill") which Harry Truman was unable to pass through congress. It would've been an add-on to Social Security. Here's some more info about it.

https://www.ssa.gov/history/corningchap3.html