Sorry, I figured you were German. As long as people are covered it would be a good start (I won't bother engaging further on the single payer/private insurance

Sorry, I figured you were German. As long as people are covered it would be a good start (I won't bother engaging further on the single payer/private insurance/hybrid systems, not enough room and not the right forum)...it just scares me to hear the game plan to get there is political pressure after a critical mass of people are uninsured. I know that is not attributable to you, and you seem optimistic we get there anyway, I hope you are right. One last thing I will note, is there are all kinds of hidden costs through other insurance that hopefully would come down under a single payer (maybe even under a public/private hybrid like Medicare Part D) , take car insurance one reason premiums and deductibles are so high is because a lot of that goes towards personal injury claims (medical costs). The same can be said for odd things like homeowners insurance for example. A lot of these insurance policies people already pay for in some ways supplement health care coverage. >We use all of these in the U.S. and it's insane. Well said.