Both in rich and poor countries, universal health care brings huge benefits
When a person gets a life threatening disease they ought not worry about whether or not their treatment will leave their family in penury.  This is especially so in a nation as wealthy as the U.S.  The American healthcare system is immoral and I hope it drastically changes.<p>Americans need to change their underlying notions of what it means to be a society.  An author was once made fun of for suggesting that it takes a village to raise a child.  When it comes to public funding for public goods we tend to worry about some poor person getting something they don’t deserve.  The go it alone I’ve got mine, fuck you attitude is unhealthy.<p>Until we change our collective view in what the purpose of a government and society is things won’t change significantly.  Even so called champions of progressivism in the U.S. Senate voted against allowing the importation of medicine from Canada.  It seems the public interest is subordinate to private interests and often times with immoral consequences.