Changing the funding model is not going to happen. In fact....one could almost suggest the reverse be true....that being the UK should go the private enterprise method except there is no private enterprise in the healthcare field in the UK that compares to our system.
We have to agree the two approaches to business/funding/ownership of EMS operatins are and shall remain quit different between the UK and USA.
Bottomline...someone has to pay for the service...either the user, the provider, or someone who does so as a third party be it a charity, government, or insurance company.
Helicopters run on money....not jet fuel as most folks assume.