ok, so the article says 79 million people have problems paying medical bills. That makes over 30% of population! On top of that there is even greater number of people who manage but still have to make cuts. And you say that system is OK? and your initial post about rats in a hospital? go and see facilities in NYC and see if there aren't any roaches? you are obviously blind fo facts of life. and the fact of life is we can the shittiest health care for the money it costs. Biggest part of the problem are drug companies and insurance companies promoting illness. There is no insentive to be healthy. If your insurance rate was like car insurance- the situation would be easier. However with 60 plus percent of obesity and 20% morbidly obese there is no system that can afford to provide coverage. you must understand that this was deliberate action of food, drug and insurance industry, creating life time of permanent consumers. and the trend continues. there is still no talk about preventive medicine. the insurance company will pay for gastrac bypass and weight loss pills, but will not pay for nutritional counsellings! how stupid is that? so yes, the health care is already shitty and is going to get even more shitty. and the reason is that people in this country don't even know how to feed themselves and how to take care of themselves.