And it works, right, Canada has a similar program, in fact, a lot of poorer countries have some form of national health care! I believe that in a civilized world, it is incumbent on government to provide health services to its citizens., If the Insurance and Pharma companies were controlled or nationalized, the people would be much better off health wise. In this country, unfortunately, we also have the best politicians money can buy. I've done OK for myself and family, coming from abject poverty. I'm not rich by any means, but we live a comfortable life. Without health Insurance at my age, (65), I could be bankrupted by one visit to the hospital! My wife has Diabetes, Me also, hers is worse and we both take a shitload of medicine. My insurance charges $7.00 per 30 day supply for each scrip., If we had to pay retail, we'd be paying several hundred bucks a Mo. Just to stay alive. as it is, it's only a couple hundred. I still pay $257.00 a mo. for the insurance, which is a real bargain in this country! If it weren't for my Teamster retirement medical coverage,(my wife is only 58 so not elegible for medicare) if I could even get insurance (diabetes precludes coverage in most instances), it would cost $1400.00-2500.00 a Mo. Fucking insane!!