Ok, then I confine myself to general principles
At this point I should leave the debate inasmuch as it relates to US society and economics; I just don't know enough. But as a matter of general principles, affordable proper health care should be available to everyone. That I suppose, does NOT necessarily mean 'universal health care' - after all, why should everyone get the freebie if they can afford it anyway. From the sounds of it, that really would cripple the economy. BUT: the other side of the question - the dependency mentality - can be effectively dealt with in other, wiser, and more compassionate ways than simply cutting benefits off from those who need them.
In the case of the US it must be a difficult problem, I really can't comment too much more at this stage.