I lived under a single payer system in New Zealand for 5 years. Affordable Health Care really means - "You are going to die dude, we are going to make you comfortable but we are not going to do anything heroic to extend your life."

I'm fine with that - having watched my Mom and Dad spend 95% of their lifetime Healthcare spend in the last 6 months of their lives, I undertstand that the current system is not sustainable. We need to accept the truth that this life has one outcome for us all and we need to manage healthcare to keep that in mind.