Again, it is against that law to deny medical treatment to anyone. Hospitals are bound by law to treat people regardless of their medical insurance status. So who is dying from not having medical insurance?
This sounds like one of those In Theory/In Practice situations. I'd guess the insured guy generally gets far more comprehensive care than the uninsured guy in non-emergency situations. I don't have any data tho so I'm talking out my ass, but it's hard to believe otherwise.
It's certainly a good change that coverage can't be denied for pre-existing conditions and (from what I understand) coverage is legislated for all employees, but I'm one of those bleeding hearts that believes in universal access to medical care for all citizens (citizens! not illegals!) of a nation which proclaims itself to be the cat's meow. If I had my way they'd nationalize the whole health care shebang and lynch the insurance and pharma ghouls who have been getting rich long enough. Shit, you could fund it 5x over with what they siphon out I bet. I don't even want to imagine what better use the war money (and lives) could have been put too. While we're at it, lets put the richest top 2%, no 5%, up against the wall and have a frank discussion about just how much someone really needs. Then we'll redistribute the funds to programs and citizens. Boom. Economic recovery.
Haha what a rant. America for Americans?! But... that's crazy talk!
