Seriously. The quote from the article: >> In the end, this entire ordeal set me back about 1,300 euros, or $1,455. I sometimes wonder how my health crisis woul

Seriously. The quote from the article: >> In the end, this entire ordeal set me back about 1,300 euros, or $1,455. I sometimes wonder how my health crisis would have played out had I returned to America instead of deciding to stay in Paris more than 20 years ago. In the U.S., it's likely they would have died; or at least gone $100,000+ in debt - if they could have even qualified for that much credit. I can understand not covering things like lung transplants for lifetime smokers, or other similar "meh it's their own fault" situations. But when it comes to treating the health of citizens who are not severely at fault for their conditions, there should be absolutely no cost to the individual. Taxes should be enough to handle this, without one's own insurance being part of the equation.