Response to "Universal Healthcare a MUST DO!!"

I disagree with the blog “Universal Healthcare a MUST DO!!” The primary issue is that we must make healthcare affordable, not that the government is obligated to pay for healthcare for everyone. We must regulate the health insurance industry to make premiums and medications affordable. Too often, the medical insurance companies do not reimburse physicians adequately for the work that they perform, but they charge huge premiums for the right to insurance coverage. The result is that in Texas, 25% have no medical insurance. Single parent households are choosing to pay for college rather than pay for their children’s medical insurance. This issue will only worsen as our economy continues to suffer. However, by adopting a national socialist healthcare system, similar to that of England, we will overload our physician capacity and provide a mediocre healthcare process for our citizens. Right now the United States has an enviable healthcare system, with some of the best research and treatment facilities in the world. England on the other hand, has huge waiting lines for basic treatment and is not considered cutting edge on any medical diagnosis. We do not want to bankrupt our healthcare system and eliminate all the progress we have thus far made towards medical research. A higher regulated healthcare industry would allow greater healthcare coverage and limit the huge profits generated by insurance companies.