Originally Posted by OldJeff

A lot of people have posted in favor of universal health care using the point that they want doctors, not insurance companies making decisions.

It might work in some other countries, but the last thing I want is some far right slanted government (like we had for the first 6 years of W's admin) deciding that since the church says abortion is bad, and we should only teach abstinance that abortion and birth control are no longer covered by our health care system.

Even better, I do not want the "approved" and paid for proceedures and medications to be determined by which company sent the most money to the current administration's campaign.

I have dealt with the US Health care system on pretty much all level, as a welfare recipient as a child, as a soldier, as a HMO member, as a person without coverage, and as a person with a GOOD health care package.

I have never been denied treatment anywhere.

Yes most insurance companies suck to deal with, but dealing with the government ALWAYS sucks more.