>From The New York Times:
Britain Responds to Criticism of Its Universal Health System
The British love to mock their National Health Service, but they have
been incensed by its being used as a punching bag in the fight over
President Obamafs proposed reforms.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/15/world/europe/15britain.html
Good read regardless of your opinion on government provided health
care, includes pros and cons of British system (which is obviously not
the type we're trying to deploy here).