[ShakeZula06]

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His argument was that health care should not be a for-profit business. Insurance companies are beholden to their shareholders to maximize their profit. This creates a natural conflict between what's good for the shareholders, and what might be best for the patient

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I guess he think shoe salesman are in natural conflict with shoe consumers too.
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He then mentioned that we already have some socialized services in the USA, which people have no problem with.

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We have some capitalistic services here too, which people have no problem with.
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He argued that if fire departments were forced to maximize revenues for shareholders, it would be a terrible idea that might compromise safety in life-or-death situations.

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How?
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Since healthcare is also often a life-or death issue, a socialized approach, where profit concerns are removed from the equation, is the best answer.

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So something should be socialized only when it's whatever is deemed an important issue to him? So his position comes down to simple fear mongering (this is too important to be left up to the free market, better it be left up to the same government he thinks caused 9/11).