[caya]

We have visited this subject before, and I will say it once again - I agree with Pink and sarahdalton. You would have to pull me screaming and yelling from my home before I would give up our Canadian universal health care. It's not perfect, and we do pay higher taxes - but Americans pay high insurance premiums, so what's the difference? The difference is that everyone is covered equally.
You get diagnosed, you can see any doctor you want (no HMOs or "sorry, that doctor is not in your network" stuff), you get your treatment and do not have to fill out any forms or worry about how much the treatment is. No one is mortgaging their home to pay for Herceptin, or wondering if they have to choose between putting food on the table or take their child in to the pediatrician...

Yes, we pay for supplemental insurance, for stuff like semi-private hospital rooms, dental services... but most medical expenses are covered. If your child is born and has to go to the NICU, it is covered. If you need Herceptin, it is covered. Yes there are some longer waits for some surgeries, but the majority of the system is working, and working well.

The American insurance companies will continue to use their scare tactics - the American health care system would somehow fall to its knees if universal health care would be brought it ... Uh no, I think their profit margins would be plummeting. As I have said before, our system is not perfect, but it is equitable for all citizens.