There's no question than universal publicly-provided healthcare paid for by taxation, IS a socialist idea. Many in Europe who hate to admit a socialist idea works deny this but it is indisputable when you look at the ideological underpinning. However, the United States is about as far away from a socialist system as any westernised country. Even the more privately-driven systems around in the likes of Switzerland, Singapore and Japan involve either extensive public options or very heavy regulation, including price controls.
That an idea first mooted by the Heritage Foundation is now touted as being socialist in the United States shows how close to fascism the country now is.
When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.