As American's, many think we have a far from flawless health care system.

Here are a few things to consider though:

When we need a test.....we get one.
When we need surgery......we get it.
When we need a name brand drug that is not available anywhere in the world but here...... we get it.
When we are 80 years old and need a hip replacement......we get one.

Why? Because IF you have health insurance (and 80% of us do) the government now mandates the insurance company must pay for all of these procedures and then some.

What will the government mandate of themselves when they are watching the cash register ring up?

The reason health care is so hard to fix in this country is quite frankly we are a very spoiled country when it comes to health care and treatment. As much as we all complain it's far better that most countries.

Don't buy this and you are a fan of a single payer system like Canada?

Ask a Canadian if they can go get any medication they want as long as the Dr. says they can have it. Most, including Sicko Michael Moore will say "yep I sure can...any medication I want".

The truth is they CAN'T but they don't know any better!! All they know is what the government approves, and their Dr. (who also works FOR the government) will not prescribe anything that is not approved because quite simply they can't.

We have hundreds of drugs and procedures in this country that are NOT available in Canada. Why? They cost too much and the Canadian government is not going to flip for the tab. You don't need that drug.....take this instead.....you are too old for that surgery.....take this pill instead. In other words......it's cheaper to do this.

As Americans we always want and expect the best and usually that doesn't come cheap. When it comes to your health and fixing something when you are sick do you want the cheapest procedure you can get or the most effective?

The US government also knows they too will have to start saying NO. They don't want anyone to know this because it will hamper reform, the fact of the matter is they don't have a choice, they will have to limit our healthcare because of the cost, but at that point we all won't know any better either.

To read more about why the US government will have to say NO click here: Saying NO to the US public