The presumed (as of this writing) Democrat presidential candidate, Barack Obama, is proposing the federal government take over and nationalize health care. It is often stated as providing health care to those who cannot afford the insurance. However everyone will be required to "participate" in the program even if they can afford their own health insurance. This means that no one will be able to use the health care of their choice, except Congress of course.
What this really means is the government will allocate health resources to those who most can benefit. In short it means the quick fixes will get treatment while the chronic ailments will be denied. You want proof?
Oregon has state-provided health care. Recently, a woman suffering from lung cancer was denied the chemotherapy medicines her doctor prescribed for her treatment, but they did provide information on how she may take advantage of Oregon's physician-assisted suicide law to end her misery. Makes me wonder who really is sick. The story does have a happy ending. The company that makes the pills, a member of the Big Pharma cabal, heard of her plight and is providing the medicine gratis. Just don't tell Oregon, they may tax her for receiving an unearned benefit.
