I'm all for socialized healthcare, and I think for-profit business does not belong in a lot of areas, and it screws a lot of people over big time. But, when my family was in dire straits and needed help, we were able to get care.

1 year after coming to America, my dad slipped and fell, getting a complex fracture on his leg. Didn't have health insurance, didn't have money. Still, he had surgery immediately and was fine a year later. When we went to pay the bill several years later (the owner of the building where he fell paid up), the medical bill had been paid by a charity.

When I needed expensive prescription meds, I was able to get Medicaid, even being a single adult.

Now I know that it doesn't work out nearly so nicely for a lot of people, and the fact that we live in a blue state generous with its benefits helps too. Still, you can't say healthcare in America is awful. It probably works well enough for the majority.