[pennywise]

Our health system is a mess. There are many who cannot assess healthcare due to costs, lack of knowledge about health, etc. I am very knowledgeable here. In fact in the winter term this year I studied this subject. Private means that employers provide health insurance. If your employer does not provide a good policy, wow! Most bankruptcies occur because of health bills. Disability puts someone out of work, the health care bills clean out the assets (this is why I am transferring them to my dtr), bang - your bankrupt. Poor people have public paid healthcare, however, the service and care is not the same as a good policy from an employer. We desperately need national healthcare. I think we are slowly moving there. Insurance companies were successful in scaring people the last campaign with stories of long wait times and waiting lists. However, there will always be a doctor or nurse practitioner who will take private money to see you sooner given this circumstance. National healthcare with basic coverage for all is better than the hit and miss we have now. Thus, private healthcare is not what you think private health care is.