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Don't know enough about Obama care, who does? No one should die because they can't afford a doctor or medicine. I don't know what the answer is honestly.

In the UK we pay what we call National Insurance from our weekly or monthly income, every individual who is born here is assigned a personal NI number from birth, even when unemployed we must pay a percentage towards NI.

This enables us to have our National Health System envied by many civilised countries, while it,s not perfect it is a very good system and we should never have to pay directly for our healthcare.

No one in the UK, including visitors to this country ever dies because they cannot afford it

I agree with Romos, our system in the UK has it's problems but you wouldn't die hear because you have no money, you might die because someone has not done their job properly thats happend a few times. I have had some good and bad experences hear but on the whole health care is a good system.

Every citizen of every country should receive health care.

I am astounded that a country like the US does not have this as a right not a privilege.

Why did you let this happen?

Any government that tried this in Australia would be out on their ear.

Absolutely but at what price ?

Its a moral issue. It is a basic right in all industrialized nations except in US. US. so far treats healthcare as a privilege, only available to those who can afford it

Yes, all Americans schould have healthcare and no one schould die becauce of lack of healthcare.

A 'right' to services without charge, that forces someone else to provide Who? 

YES .You cant put a price on Health .Thats why people became "Doctors Nurses to "Save life!! Not charge for there services "Health should be "FREE!! How could any Country denies a sick person.I do not understand the USA Who think of everything else did not think of "FREE" Health? 

Someday maybe something can be worked out. I have heard of a person dying from an infected tooth. Antibiotics are cheap compared to other drugs.

No.   I am sure there'd be a lot of abuse.  For example, drug addicts would purposely have the ambulance take them to the emergency and get the oxycodone or whatever drugs they're addicted to, as often as days apart.   Should all Americans have healthcare?  For most, Yes.  Are they all entitled to it?  NO.

I know all red, white and blue Americans believe we must sacrifice something of the luxury of our opulent lifestyle in some noble, self-serving way that reflects on both our love for human rights and our willingness to sacrifice…something. So…..what can we do but deny anyone in the USA any health care and use the money we have saved here at home to spread medication throughout the world. After all, there are more people outside the US than here and if our poor , in need of medical care, can go somewhere else in the world where we are spreading money already for health care. This will also stop all Mexicans at the border who are seeking to be served here and encourage our retired and disabled people to accept those benefits in South America or Greece where they should be already. We can’t afford any more money sucking lamb ducks to dull our day. It’s that or just another human tragedy for the GOP Stopper.

Where is it in the constitution or anywhere that the government or anybody else for that is to give you health care. You are entitled if you purchase it .I chose to work for the State of Texas. I worked twenty years there. I now have free health care for rest of my retired life with a pension. People complain about health care and cant afford it. Well the prison system has hundreds and hundreds of immediate openings with good pay and benefits. So its there if anybody wants it. Then there are the people that think they are entitled without working for it.

If they can't go broke on their own, health insurance will suck the life outa them. I just got notice that my premiums are going up nearly  15%, and so has my deductible. I'm sure my RXs will go up.  Oddly enough, my income NOT has increased to cover the additional 15%.  I'm planning to contact the Insurance Commisioner for the State of California and voice concern over this kind of crap.

In a word YES.

Government does not generate money, government spends money. Government needs to get smaller. The smaller government (at all levels) should stop new and eliminate current legislation that make dificult the entrepeneurs efforts to create new and operate existing bussiness. This will result in  employment  increase and health care that historically comes with employment. For this to happen we need to start voting  and  voting with our brains rather than our feet.

Everybody should have some kind of health and dental care.  More people are walking around with three teeth than you would believe.

theoretically,  yes, but the U.S. is ssooo big....it won't work. Ya gotta remember that those countries in Europe that have national health care are only as big as one of our medium sized states. And there are so many people in our country that don't pay taxes, that they would get it for free, which they already do, and the rest of us would see our taxes go sky high---to pay for it.

Just  think  what shape  everyone will be in if the Republicians had their way.   

Can anybody explain why we really need health insurance companies.  I would love to be able to pay the hospital for my health care. Doctors work through them anyway. Think of the money they would make. Be able to control costs.  There is no real reason for the existence of health insurance companies other than to limit your care and take your money.