I found it interesting that apparently tracking who's got health insurance and who doesn't only goes back to about 1998 for comparative data, or 1980 for overall data.

It goes without saying that implementing massive government programs for health care, programs largely immune from the market, is going to have a detrimental effect on the private alternatives. How well would automobile companies do if the government suddenly decided everyone should be provided at least one small car?

It is no longer possible in the United States to obtain some kinds of private conventional health insurance for the elderly. Why bother?

The health insurance crisis is being exaggerated, with the goal being nationalizing our health care for all citizens. The rush of power to the central government would be immense.