All in no one out

I recently attended an 85 th birthday party for a gentleman by the name of Quintin Young. I had a fantastic time and I thank my good friend Ray Werntz for inviting me. Dr. Young is a very impressive man and told a story of the health care system I had never heard before. I have to say that it was one of the most interesting events I had ever attended. The message I got from the evening is that there should be a single payer health care system in this country. I personally think that we should provide medical care to all citizens of the US as do almost all civilized counties do. I don't have an answer for foreign nationals, here legally or illegally but I do know that most countries provide health care for their citizens. I had a conversation with a man who was a bg supporter of the event and questioned what all the passion was when in Cook County and almost all large Metro areas in the US they have a public health system? If you live in Cook County (there are approximately 7 million people out 12 million in Illinois) that have access to a public healthcare system based on a no charge or an ability to paybasis. so essentially it is free. My friends response was that the care was terrible. I thought it probably is. Bt it is care. I know of several friends of mine that had surgeries at CC Hospital and were very happy with the way they were treated and especially happy about the cost....FREE. One of them gave his address in South Barrington and didn't pay a dime. So I guess my question is that if the care at CC hospital is so bad, what happens when we have a national system? I know that the Veterns Adminstration has a very well run system and the doctors are paid. Medicare pays for seniors and the providers get 100% paid at a reduced rate, but they get paid. Medicaid, well 2 out of 3 isn't bad I guess. Well what would a national health care system look like?



Tim Elenz