Not to mention that most young ex-pats do eventually come back to the country and contribute. I'd rather they came back alive and well, even if it is me footin

Not to mention that most young ex-pats do eventually come back to the country and contribute. I'd rather they came back alive and well, even if it is me footing the bill for them in the meantime. That's one of the big missing parts of the US healthcare debate. It's not just about immediate cost, it's about potential future tax revenue and economic value that you're losing when you let people die before their time.