Other points:

My neighbors heal, recover, and go on with their lives. The U.S. disability rate last year was 19.1 percent, and rising fast. In Canada, it's 14.3 percent

My neighbors start small businesses. Americans routinely stay chained to jobs they hate because they can't afford to lose coverage.

My neighbors stay home with their kids.

My neighbors invest. They've got stable household budgets that aren't being thrown off by surprise health events.

My neighbors travel. Americans don't get vacation time; and when they do get it, they tend to stay in-country. A lot of Canadians take three weeks off in the winter to go somewhere fabulous and warm. That $15K-a-year savings will buy a whole lot of margaritas in Cancun.

My neighbors seldom go bankrupt. The Canadian bankruptcy rate has soared in the past year to 4.3 per thousand. In the U.S., it's 11.1 per thousand.

Perhaps most important:

[i]My neighbors have never seen anyone die because they didn't have health

Question: Who pays for it and how?

Not sure, thought there was agreement to have a Medical assistant do annul physical for $2000.00 no insurance accepted totally confidential to client and referred to doctors or specialist that then kicks in insurance and grants equipment up to date state of the art allocated in throughout the nation and world ,ya know imagine we got to take it storm levy readiness for what ever the wind blows in ..

You pay for it, Jay8h... just like you pay for your poilice, and your fire fighters and your military. Why are those acceptable but healthcare isn't?

See Ed Schultz, so passionately Tell It Like It Is, on this issue...
Go To this link to see this video: http://www.bigeddieradio.com/videoblog/details.asp?BID=146