[Red Badger]

When will someone please stand up and shout: "WE ALREADY HAVE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE AND IT IS THE BEST IN THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD!"?????When has ANYONE in the USA been DENIED HEALTHCARE?...........

[AntiGuv]

That's a good point. I think universal health coverage would've been a better way to put it (though one could make a similar statement about that).

[Labyrinthos]

When will someone please stand up and shout: "WE ALREADY HAVE UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE AND IT IS THE BEST IN THE WHOLE DAMN WORLD!

Agreed, but as an employer, I am spending upwards of $10,000 a year per employee for medical insurance and that's with a $20 to $40 per visit co-pay. I'm not sure that we need the best health care given the cost. Obviously, the EuroCanadian socialist system is a joke, but we really do need to explore other options to keep our private system cost effective, while protecting against catastropic losses and expenses.

?????When has ANYONE in the USA been DENIED HEALTHCARE?...........

I was recently denied health care when I went to the local emergency room for a couple of stiches. The waiting room was full of people, including many people who I suspect were "undocumented" illegal aliens, who were using the emergency room for primary care like colds, sore throats, and prenatal testing, and as a result, I was told to go to another hospital. I chose instead to go to a privately owned emergencey care center, where I paid for the stiches with my Visa Card. Seven weeks later, I am still fighting with my health insurer for reimbursement.

[Xiaoding]

All the time, every day of the week.