What does "the very idea" mean in this context? [closed]

Here is the paragraph in which "the very idea" occurs:

"Universal basic health care is sensible in the way that, say, universal basic education is sensible—because it yields benefits to society as well as to individuals. In some quarters the very idea leads to a dangerous elevation of the blood pressure, because it suggests paternalism, coercion or worse. There is no hiding that public health-insurance schemes require the rich to subsidise the poor, the young to subsidise the old and the healthy to underwrite the sick. And universal schemes must have a way of forcing people to pay, through taxes, say, or by mandating that they buy insurance."

[Bold emphasis added.]

SOURCE: The Economist: "Universal health care, worldwide, within reach," 26 April 2018 issue.

Can someone explain what the phrase means here?

Solution 1:

"The very idea" is used to place emphasis on the subject. In this context, merely thinking about the concept of universal basic health care is enough to raise one's blood pressure, as opposed to debating it, implementing it, utilizing it, etc.