I believe one of Americas weakest and strongest points is our desire for individuality. While being an individual has helped us flourish, it is also now hindering us as we try to achieve better healthcare. Like some of my classmates, I too think that now if the time for the government to help step in and assume a little bit more control in trying to create a stronger system. Our laissez-faire insurance driven system clearly doesn't and is not working as we have millions uninsured and unable to pay for basic health care. We need to step back and learn from countries like Israel who establish healthcare systems under the concept that their population not only needs healthcare, but that it is a basic right. Instead here we espouse the idea of having good healthcare, but only if you can afford the pay to play system. Israel is on the right track with a strong primary care system, and that also is a direction we need to think about system our healthcare system is so heavily ladened with specialist. I know that Israel's system is not without its faults as well, but I guess it is the whole idea of learning from both the good and the bad.