Your wife is correct
Medical insurance for uninsured minor children is available through allkids and any hospital that accepts any kind of federal grant, (almost all of them), is required to treat anyone in need.
The only shortcoming is that uninsured adults often go without routine care (annual check-up etc.). This kind of care is nice but is not as important as they would have you believe for those under medicare age
Raoul is just trying to make himself feel better. He can't get 200 cable channels and it is driving him nuts. :^p
Actually, enjoying where you live is just a state of mind. I consider Europe to be a fine place to live but certainly not better than the USA.
