Serge, 85% is a pretty good score on a final exam in university, but it isn't very good when it comes to health. Imagine, if you will, that 15% of days you woke up and couldn't move. You had to spend the entire day trapped in one place. That 15% would really suck. Imagine that 15% of your bowel movements got stuck for a week. Now that would be fun, wouldn't it?
Also, that 85% is americans with "some coverage". The number with decent full coverage is much lower.
Hellpuppy: When a family of 4 is paying out $12-$20k per year for coverage WITH a big deductible, PLUS drugs, PLUS no coverage for catastrophic long term care, you being to wonder.
The cost of heath insurance for a family of 4 in many states is much higher than the "official" poverty line. Does that mean that poorer people don't deserve to live?
Social medicine is average medicine. Average is way better than NONE.
Alex
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