ConcernedAmerican - I don't understand your point. There are many people in America without health care, you're right, but no one in America goes without hospital services. The Americans who have insurance are all paying for the ones who don't have insurance. If you don't believe me, check any large hospital's financial records, and search for the term "indigent care." No one in America suffers from lack of care, whether insured or not. Americans are as healthy as anyone on the planet. As far as cost is concerned, America's average salary and average poverty level is also much higher than that of other countries, and many drug and equipment manufacturers charge Americans more, but charge other countries less, like developing countries. You should be proud that America never turns away anyone from a hospital, and proud that America indirectly subsidizes healthcare for the rest of the world.