They are different groups of people. We have a system whereby we are required to purchase additional days of life at any imaginable cost for those nearing the

They are different groups of people. We have a system whereby we are required to purchase additional days of life at any imaginable cost for those nearing the end. We also have a system whereby younger, healthier people receive care through an insurance company with an incentive to provide the minimum amount of care. The situation is further complicated by the fact that most of the funding for the system is withheld from peoples' paychecks in the form of taxes and employee/employer contribution to health insurance. So most people have no idea exactly how much our current health care system is costing them. It is easy to imagine a better health care system, since we pretty much have the worst of both worlds (public/private) now, but I can't imagine any politically feasible way to get there.