Neither one is a substitute for the other; both are extremely beneficial.
Not trying to argue it isn't cheaper to cut out the insane middle men in the healthcare industry, or that the current insurance system works at all (deductibles cost society incredible amounts of money and time because people won't go to the doctor until they are dying because of the unsubsidized costs) but if your goal is to have everyone insured, fed, and sheltered you can do that with just the cash payments while just enduring a disastrously inefficient and harmful healthcare system besides it.
I normally take "basic income" to mean "covers typical recurring monthly expenses that almost everyone has".
If that's the definition, then I believe you can.