Our health care really isn't that bad compared to the rest of the world. Nations that have government run health care systems usually suffer from crippling costs, high tax rates, and long waiting lines. I read an article recently in the Wall Street Journal comparing the Canadian health care system to our own, and it showed quite clearly how nationalized health care isn't as good as it is made out to be.

You should also note that not everyone in the U.S. that is uninsured does so because they cannot afford it. More often than not, people just choose not to purchase it. This isn't to say that there aren't people who don't have the money, merely that the numbers of uninsured are misleading.

For those who really cannot afford health insurance, they can usually continue to get health care, particularly if they have emergency needs. My father is a doctor, and his practice (and every other that I know of as well) willingly treats those who are not insured, even though they will not receive any payment for their services.