Here is the latest on the healthcare front in America. Chances are the universal health care program will never make it big here. This conclusion does not come after a discovery of some fatal flaw in the system; it is just that Americans are probably not going to reschedule health care-related choices just because the government wants them to.

This scenario would have been farthest from anyone’s minds when President Bush and the Congress agreed to expand Medicare and include prescription drugs under medical benefits.

The universal health care program has split the people into two distinct categories – those who support it and those who do not. For the supporters, this seems to be the best foot forward, as they feel the universal health care program would have a three-step impact, all positive, on the American economy.

The three benefits would be administrative cost cutting, reasonably priced medical attention for all, and lesser insurance costs for American businesses offering insurance cover to employees.

Those who oppose this plan have their own reasons. First of all, the lobby opposing this kind of healthcare feels that while it might seem like a very good idea, it would probably be detrimental to those Americans who already have insurance.

All Americans agree probably on one point, however. And that point is the 47 million uninsured Americans also deserve to have insurance cover. It is just that some feel a universal health care program may not be the best solution for all concerned.

There are quite a few reasons contributing to the opposing voices. One of the main reasons is that despite having the best in terms of medical facilities and also having more allocations for health insurance than any other country possibly, there are still issues such as infant mortality.

However it works out in the end officially, the debate over health insurance in America, especially when it comes to the universal health care program, is not going to die down any time soon.