Health care legislation

Health care insurance.
How long can congress and the administration continue to keep their head in the sand and fail to address one of the most critical problems that face the American public? How great an issue will it be in the next presidential elect? What is the possibility that the next congress will address the problem? Is there a possibility that Universal health care will ever become a reality in the US.

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/28/politics/28HEAL.html?th