I have been lucky in that I've always had decent health insurance. However, my partner has none because he's always worked for himself and private coverage is too expensive. When he did have coverage, he was dropped because he complained about a doctor who wanted to do back surgery when the problem was with his feet! My employer isn't one of those who cover domestic partners, so he has to rely on the public health care that has a sliding scale for treatment when he needs care he can't pay for himself. I don't understand why so many people are against universal health coverage, unless they're afraid it will cause them to lose some of their benefits or will cost them more. I think it's a great idea. Some of the ideas being tossed around include a system similar to Medicare or like the one our Congresspersons and Senators have. I hope our new president can come up with something that covers everybody!!