That's about as far from reality as you can get. One small example, if you need a liver transplant a panel gives you points for different criteria. Financial resources is one of the big factors in the point system. Also, if you are rich you can fly to an area that has a shorter waiting list for a liver. That's what that Apple executive Jobs did.

Why do you think the insurance corps deny experimental procedures that might save a life. Money.

If it was only about saving lives we would soon be spending the whole GNP on health care.

The question is whether to spend the money on a hopeless premature baby , extending the life of a 90 year old cancer patient a few more weeks or on people who can have long term benefit. There is and never will be a health care system that is not making these decisions in one form or another. What we have in this country is NOT WORKING for many people. Do you even have a clue as to how many bankruptcies are caused by medical expenses? Get sick and lose everything....ya that sure works.