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One idea is for the US to follow Hawaii's lead, not the best, but it's a good start.
Every employer, by law, has to offer health insurance, no other option. Now the standard is not very high, some of these plans are little more than catastrophic care, big out of pocket, limited number of visits per year, etc. Most are not that way however. Most employers offer a reasonably decent health care package because the competition for the employers health care dollar is good. To get the BEST plans at the BEST rate an employer needs about 15 to 20 employees. That does leave the little guys scrambling to find decent coverage.
This is not a perfect plan because a common complaint here is, you loose your job, you loose your health care. COBRA aint all that and doesn't even apply for a company with less than 20 employees anyway.
I'm seeing some really heart breaking cases with so many people laid off here. There not going to die, right away, but some of these cases are deadly serious and there not going to get any care above "catastrophic" or emergency room, when it might be to late all ready.
I know several people who don't have to work but do for ONE reason. It provides them with insurance!
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