Healthcare for Everyone?

Healthcare in the U.S. is a mess. I have heard this said a million times before, but now that I'm in the bussiness, let me say: healthcare is a mess.

Real Example of the struggle...
Last night at the board meeting of the hospital I work at, a nonprofit advocacy group crowded the board's monthly meeting to demand that healthcare be provided to all residents of of our county, regardless of citizenship. While this group was very respectful in their presentation, emotions were very high strung. The reality of the matter is that the money to treat undocumented persons has to come for some where, and many of the same members of the adovcacy group who wanted changes (even those who were more affluent) were unsure if they would be willing to pay higher taxes to foot the bill for full medical services to undocumented persons.

Over priced, inaccessaiable to a large majority (I read a stat last week that said that some 40 percent of Americans do not have health insurance), and often struggling along side the immigration issue, there are no simple answers to providing medical care - preventative medical care - to Americans.

Anyone have any thoughts on the issue?