Deadly Inequality in the Health Care "Safety Net"

It was simply shocking to find out that every western industrialized nation has a form of universal health insurance. It was sad to read that those without health insurance are more likely to die at an earlier age and discover they have cancer in later stages. As an insured citizen, I am very thankful that I am able to afford coverage. I know recently, there has been a lot of opinions and ideas for a universal health care system that would cover everyone. In a sense, I am in accordance with that idea, and then part of me disagrees. It would be amazing to see every citizen able to afford insurance and be covered for all of their health needs. The reason why I disagree, is that I know it will take a toll on the medical field in different ways, and then  you have the issue of illegal immigrants. If we think that we have a problem with illegal immigrants, I feel we will undoubtedly have a much larger issue if we were to implement universal health care. This is a very tough subject and can be a deciding line between Republican and Democrat law makers. I am interested to see in the future where we will head and whether it will be good or bad. I'm being optimistic and hoping for the better.