Wow! You're all such a bitter bunch. The poster that claimed that we don't trust our Government was 100% right on.
I went for about 10 years with no insurance. Granted, I'm single w/no kids, but I did run into a few medical problems. I just went to my local clinic and it didn't cost me anything.
When I found a job that offered health care, I signed up. Last year I discovered a lump in my neck which wound up being Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma, which I've had 2 surgeries for, and the 2nd surgery also took care of an Adenocarcinoma on my left salivary gland. 2 rare forms of cancer, an autoimmune disease, and the latest is uterine fibroids. $33 every pay check and a deductible of $2500 a year and my insurance 100% pays for anything after $2500. I paid $1700 for the first hospital stay, but $0 for the 2nd surgery, including hospital.
I would never trade my PPO for Government run healthcare, because as we know, they can't even manage Medicare. I could have died of my cancers if I had to depend on the Government to decide if I needed treatment or not. We all know how quick it is to get through the DMV don't we?