The Church of Universal Coverage

Yes, it's a religion first and foremost. It's not about "compassion" or "saving lives".

Noteworthy:

This is why universal coverage is a religion: supporters believe that universal coverage has magical, supernatural powers to suspend political reality and the laws of economics. I do not exaggerate. See here and here.

Health care reform is a moral imperative. But universal coverage is not a moral imperative, nor is it about compassion or saving lives

Relevant Quote of the Day:

Re: his healthcare and energy bait and switch, I could be wrong, but my analogy would be that Obama inherited a boat that needed a significant overhaul including varnish, new sails and, probably, eventually, better food and medical stores. He’s found himself in the middle of a boat threatening hurricane and — great news! — he’s working to get that varnish on.

(from a comment left at this post.)