But I like to be brought to the ER after an accident ASAP and beeing
searched
for an insurance card _after_ the emergency treatment.

Martin, I don't know what kind of propaganda they've been feeding you in
Austria, but in America no one cares about who's paying for the bills here
until after the emergency medical services are rendered.

And, in fact, we *do* have nationalized health care in this country for the
indigent. Those who deny this fact clearly have no concept of how our
medical system works. (Mary's "other" job is doing statistical computer
analysis for a major health care provider, and she spent 20 years as a
Medical Technologist "in the trenches" drawing blood, etc. She analyzes
budgets, and gets to see, first hand, how Medicare and other government
programs pay 100% of health care costs for anyone who walks in the door
without insurance..)

Could the system be set up in a more efficient way? Hell, yes. But it *is*
functioning, and our health care *is* quite excellent.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"