Ted,
Less than 11% of US workers are unionized. Try buying your health insurance without union or government help and it is a very different story as far as cost goes, you are looking at very high premiums and deductables without group buying power.

Do you know that the UK has private health care in ADDITION to the NHS? You do not need to wait for the Government in the UK to receive health care, you can support capitalism and hire a doctor without waiting. You have options, no one is making you wait.

I know at least two people(one is a board member) who have had their lives up ended due to the cost of medical care here in the US. Both are highly educated, hard workers and both made the mistake of marrying someone who became seriously ill.

I will completely agree, gentlemen, like deals are where you find them.
Steve