There is a lot more behind this push to nationalize health care then what we are hearing. This first excerpt comes from The Times newspaper from South Africa.

“Fears that private healthcare will die, writes Pat Sidley.

A potentially catastrophic plan to rush a national health insurance (NHI) system through parliament and into life next year, with little or no public scrutiny so far, is set to become a protracted battle involving ideologies, vested interests and constitutional fights.”

Okay, let’s stop right here for a minute. Look at what I bolded above and pay attention to the excerpt below (from a different article)

From WSJ.com~

If sharks stop swimming, they sink and drown. President Obama seems to view his health-care program the same way. “If we don’t get it done this year,” he said in a recent pep talk to supporters, “we’re not going to get it done.” Well, why? If laying “a new foundation” for 18% of the economy really is as important as the President claims it is, then surely it could withstand more than fleeting inspection.

Instead, Democrats are trying to rush the largest entitlement expansion since LBJ into law with a truncated debate and as little public scrutiny as possible. At this point all they’ve released are the vaguest “policy options,” not concrete specifics. Yet the Senate plans to begin marking up legislation next week, maybe hold a hearing or two, then have something to the floor by the end of the month, votes by the August recess and a bill to the Oval Office by Thanksgiving. On the seventh day, they will rest. Mr. Obama had 24 Senate Democrats over for a White House chat yesterday to drive the calendar ahead.

Notice how both nationalized health care bill are being rushed to meet basically the same timetable.