[chrislmelb]

I willl be very interested to see the MM Sicko as i can never quite work out your system. It seems that if you aren't in a job with good health plan you are stuffed! Over here only some companies offer health plans for their workers. We have the option to pay for private health cover but i don't have it due to expense. If you are on a wage over $50,000 as a single person you get a penalty of some sort or if you are a couple on over $100,000. So basically those people take out health cover. I on the other hand have had my all my treatment on the 'system'. I had my surgery by a reputable surgeon in a public hospital with included having further surgery to have my implant changed over. And then i had my ovaries out too. I had all my chemo at the other public hospital and received all my medication for free. There are waits in the system but not if you need immediate treatment.
So basically if you were unemployed and living in a caravan or worse you could get treatment for your illness. It is my belief that in the US you can't??? Very interesting.