Actually, I have several friends, family members, and customers that live in various countries with socialized healthcare, and they all love it for normal issues, procedures, illnesses.

But to a person they'd tell you that you'd better not need an extrodinary procedure, like chemo, because you'll most likely die before starting treatment.
They'd tell you about lack lustre medical staff, who frquently make grave errors, that ultimately cost lives.

Again, my main point is why do you want the gov't involved in your health?
You may not have said it that simply, but that's what socialized healthcare is: gov't involvment.

And again, I contend that gov't ran anything sucks ***.

Look at Katrina and how every gov't agency from local, city, county, state, and yes, federal, all ****ed up.
Also, look at all those poor souls that followed the mantra of gov't dependence.
How many died because they exchanged the "inconvience" self reliance for the teet of gov't hand out?

These are the same pukes you want providing your healthcare?
**** that!

I don't know if you have ever worked for/with a gov't agency, but the few times I have, the level of quality was below private industry standards & costs went through the roof.

Look at simple gov't constrution projects vs private projects.
I can't think of one gov't project that either on time or on budget...let alone both!

Do you really believe that overall quality of healthcare in the US will increase once socialized?

I contend that by socializing any service, including healthcare, will increase those covered but at the expence of lower quality for all.

Yes, something must be done.
Socialism is never the answer.