Should the government make sure that every American has affordable health insurance?

[jason allen]

The effort to reform the nation’s health care system and to establish for the first time a federal government obligation to make sure that all citizens have access to affordable health insurance has ignited a furious debate across the country. In town hall meetings and the halls of Congress, national attention is focused on how to fix a system that costs $2.5 trillion a year and affects the lives of every American.