Here's a good article on the subject. I don't think that most people understand it. Most of the Republicans/conservatives that I talk to say, "We don't want socialism in our healthcare!", or, "You'd have to wait to see a doctor if we had universal healthcare!".
I think that this article does a good job dispersing some of these myths:
http://www.amsa.org/hp/myths.cfm
I think that this article does a good job dispersing some of these myths:
http://www.amsa.org/hp/myths.cfm