An element that is not mentioned, and should be, due to the fact that this variable is factored into costs for almost everything in our society, is the price of litigation.  Health care is expensive, and ONE of the elements is the exorbitant malpractice insurance doctors of all shades, clinics, and hospitals must pay.  The real argument that everyone should be worried about is the comments about not having to pay for someone else.  You aren't paying for someone else.  You are paying for the well being and strength of the people who make up our community, our society, and our country.  A 68 year old male may not get pregnant, but I am sure he would want his granddaughter insured.  If you fell in the middle of the road, you would hope that someone would lend a helping hand to get you up.  Health care is not a privilege of a great country, it is the byproduct of one.