I live in Alabama, and my allergy doctor said that two Canadians came all the way down here to him to get nose operations which were not covered in Canada. We do have specialists here, more so than Canada. One of the things that has hurt our ability to care for people is things that could have been eliminated. AIDS and HIV which can be prevented, was the first to drain away money that could have covered preventitave care. About 75% of disease can be prevented, alcoholism, drug use, AIDS & HIV, stress related problems, overeating, smoking, type II diabetes. All of these contribute to health problems, and accident problems. If the government wants to help, they could concentrate on prevention of these problems, vaccines, and such. Let the insurance take care of major medical expenses.