AuntyM,

Like AP pointed out, in the example question to RP, the young man made enough income to afford insurance but chose not to. That's what makes the question a pointed one for legislators debating the issue.

When I said I favor a national health care program, perhaps I should have been more clear to include the public option run by the gov't. It's beyond ludicrous that the world's most affluent nation doesn't have basic national health care. I'm not talking about unlimited health care; we can't afford that. But basic health care for all citizens roughly as I described in my post above would be fitting for a modern affluent civilization. The system we have is more about profit than about a healthy people.

Sg