> This is a bad metric. We should be worried about healthcare costs, not insurance coverage. I agree with your general point. However, I'll add that some peopl

> This is a bad metric. We should be worried about healthcare costs, not insurance coverage. I agree with your general point. However, I'll add that some people will be too poor to pay for health care, no matter what it costs, and they may be the people who need it most (the indigent). Addressing the more specific issues of metric, I think the best metric is QALY (qualty-adjusted life years) lost due to lack of health care delivery. But my strong impression is that insurance availability correlates strongly with lost QALY.