You can learn alot from PetTalk....like herehttp://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=153276 and learn about just how well our healthcare system works.

Or perhaps you remember one of our members taking up a collection to pay for her hearing equipment? Because as a recent graduate - not yet employed - she does not have medical insurance.

We have the most expensive healthcare system in the world (greatest spending per capita). And by standard measures our healthcare rates no higher than 17th.

People (as in politicians and the like...) say healthcare should be between the patient and the doctor. All fine and well if you have a doctor. By our system - no insurance - no doctor - except the emergency room. Which drives the price up.

If you have been treated for acne - insurance companies will deny you coverage.

To be the only western country that accepts a system where medical care is so expensive and only available to those who can afford it -- without delivering value is an embarassment. People who live in countries with single payer systems - when surveyed (not "one off anecdotal" stuff) are more satisfied with the care they get.

Getting the facts about the cost and quality of other systems helps to get past the fear of the unknown!