re: Why does the healthcare debate essentially revolve around like 4% of Americans?

I just don't understand why we call it "insurance" when we're talking about pre-existing conditions.

I happen to be perfectly OK with the government attempting to solve the gap for people who, through no fault of their own, cannot acquire insurance and therefore, pay for conditions they already have.

But, I do have a problem with rolling everyone else into the system.

To me, call it what it is. Straight up welfare. I don't use the term in a derogatory manner. It just IS welfare.

The government is already in the welfare business and for better or worse, knows how to implement welfare.

So. Let the rest of us buy insurance in a COMPLETLEY free market and next to that, have a govt medical welfare program.

To those who say, "well, one day it could be YOU", yes, you're correct. And, just like on day I COULD be laid off and require unemployment compensation from the govt and maybe even welfare, but the government doesn't interfere with my looking for a job, that's how we should handle health care.

To answer the OP. The REASON is that the moron left has zero interest in medical welfare because they want those who need it to get the same access Bill Gates gets.

THAT shifts it entirely from being about health care to being purely about wealth redistribution with health care as the cover.