Health care vs. health insurance?

Almost nothing tugs at the heart strings as quickly as health care for poor little kids. But, as usual, the issue must be examined more closely. Here's an article that appeared on mises.org that begins to sift through the rhetoric.

Don't forget that family, friends, community, church, and charity took care of the needy for centuries. In fact, there was little to no government involvement in medicine for the first 358 years of this country! These institutions can still do the job: we have less than 5% of the world's population, yet we give 85% of the world's charity.