If you look at the Australian system, yes probably fare from perfect I am sure. But there is a universal health coverage, and a pharmaceutical benefits scheme. The system is not cost free to the user, but affordable,it is free or very cheap to the disadvantaged. The private health insurance companies seem to be doing fine, you can take out such things as \'extras cover\',(I have), my mother in-law has a \'blue ribbon extras and hospital cover\'. Essentially 
this gives one a more speedy access to elective surgery and so on. In spite of having an ultra conservative government in Australia it is functioning well enough. 
I will add, when the trade deal was being finalized with the US, there was pressure for our government to mess with the pharmaceutical benefits scheme, our government stood firm.  
So it aint perfect, so why can\'t a powerful country(the US), show how a really fair for all system can work. Can\'t the hospital administrator in this case be brought to task? After all someone died from neglect in the hospital.(Maybe class action). 
 
Mike

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