About 100 million Americans are without any health insurance . Obama 's ambition is to provide insurance for the estimated 50 million Americans without coverage . People losing jobs in the recession also lose health insurance . Public health is care largely confined to veterans , elderly and poor . The government that is health care is politically hot potato .
About 100 million Americans are without any health insurance . People losing jobs in the recession also lose health insurance . Public health is care largely confined to veterans , elderly and poor . The government that is health care is politically hot potato .