The Right to Life, Liberty, and Health Care

Next to terrorism the idea of a universal health care program, I think, is the most significant issue of this year's presidential election. John kerry and John Edwards have made national health care a part of their platform. They feel that every American has the "right" to health care, and have promised a health care package comparable to what congressmen themselves receive. The United States National Health Insurance Act was presented by Congressman John Conyers to the 108th Congress on February 4th, 2003. It states that national health care would be funded by imposing a 3.3% payroll tax on all employers, and having those in the top 5% tax bracket pay a higher share of the funding than those in all lower tax brackets. It claims that this will lower the high cost of health care, making it affordable for all income levels.
Now, I don't know about anyone else, but I don't see this as a good thing. If we can not solve the problems of Social Security, how would we keep national health care afloat. My thoughts are that people would use medical services more often, and the quality of medical care would go down. This does not paint a pretty scenario. Physicians and their choice of treatment would be controlled by government regulation, meaning that doctors and medical institutions would not receive the price they would get under a free market. Health care may become affordable for everyone, but it will not be the quality of treatment that everyone may need.