adam wrote:
in my country ok you might have a 5 or 6 hour wait in ER but if you cut the end of your finger off you get treated

Same deal here. They triage people base on the severity of the problem they have. If you aren't dying, you are waiting.

I'm not sure a national healthcare system would fit well with American culture, but I think universal coverage ought to exist. There are many ways to architect it.

The problem here is that many people don't care if others live or die as long as their taxes don't go up. They rationalize that it couldn't be them.

RE: Insurance Horror Stories - New York Times