"There ain't no such thing as a free lunch" - Unknown
The single most aggravating aspect of this entire U.S. Healthcare debate is the portrayal of the resulting system as "free" healthcare.
It would serve Americans well to remember that, what appears to be, "free to me" is not the same as "free." Somebody has to pay.
If the doctor doesn't charge anything for the care, then the doctor himself is paying for his part.
If the hospital doesn't charge anyone for the supplies, the utilites to run the joint, and the personnel involved, then the hospital (read its owners/shareholders) pays for the treatment.
If the government pays the doctor, hospital, medical personnel, ambulance, blah blah blah, then the care still isn't free; the American tax payers (and consumers) foot the bill. In short, you and I pay for it.
It's not free.
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