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There are lots of people who can't afford quality healthcare whether eligible for Medicare/Medicaid or not.
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Unfortunately, that is true but I would submit that the vast majority of those same people that cannot afford quality healthcare and don't qualify for Medicare/Medicaid cannot afford it because of choices that
they have made (poor budgeting, lack of financial discipline, etc.).
I do not think that it is the government's responsibility (meaning really, everyone's responsibility to take care of people that are not financially disciplined. Definitely, there should be programs in place to take care of the poor and elderly [Medicaid and Medicare] but as far as you and I footing the bill via higher taxes for people that cannot budget then I say no thanks. Yes, that's right, I would rather have some people give up some of the things that are really luxuries like a brand new car and drive a used car in order to afford health insurance then for them to go ahead and purchase the brand new car knowing that my higher taxes will pick up the slack due to their poor or nonexistent financial planning).
Many that would simply get serious about being disciplined with their finances would be able to afford top notch healthcare, save for retirement, save for the kid's college bills, etc. rather than buying a new flat screen tv, buying a new car and who knows what else.