It is apparent that I was completely misunderstood as to my previous post here. I was simply pointing out that the government run military medical system is not the worst thing going, and that it owns up to its mistakes and tries to make good on them. Unlike the civilian medical system which is run primarily by private companies who are trying to make a buck on our misery, and if there is a mistake made will try to hide it, deny it and do everything in there power to get out of paying for it. The tragedy that befell Airman 1st Class Colton Read is by no means a success. He has had both his legs amputated and my still face more problems down the road due to the mistakes made by a surgeon. We don't know if the surgeon acted negligently or recklessly so to call it malpractice is premature. Sometimes these things happen despite the best attempts to stop them. If this is found to be malpractice, the surgeon will most likely face a court marshal.

As for Airman 1st Class Colton Read, his medical will be paid for now and in the future for any rehab or complications arising from this tragedy and he most likely will get 100% military disability payments for the rest of his life. Suing will just make some lawyers richer. I doubt he will get a better dial through a lawsuit. And yes, he could sue the military it is just much harder to do.

Using an unfortunate tragedy as "...a great example of govt. run health care" is a farce. Mistakes are made just as often in both the government run military hospitals and in the civilian run private hospitals, neither are perfect and they never will be. This relates nothing to the reliability of the proposed government health plan.

The health care plan will just give access to anyone who need to go to the hospital without the wary of how to pay for it. In theory this will reduce medical cost because people will get problems taken care of before they are emergencies which will make us healthier, and if we are healthier them we will be more productive and will be able to put more money back into the economy. This is of course a Utopian idle and will most likely fall short of perfection, but we should at lest try to get close.