Thanks to Bro. In Law for the link to this Jane Quinn column in Newsweek: 
Prepare to be terrorized, shocked, scared out of your wits. No, not by jihadists or Dementors (you do read "Harry Potter," right?), but by the evil threat of ... universal health insurance! The more the presidential candidates talk it up, the wilder the warnings against it. Cover everyone? Wreck America? Do you know what care would cost?To summarize, the current state of health care in America is worse than you think in terms of the quality of the care provided and the cost. The state of health care in the countries providing universal coverage is better and cheaper than what we have here.In California, Sheila Kuehl is proposing a single-payer system. Background here.