If the people are in real need and not just abusing the system, then the Government also needs to be held to account. That is the basic point to all this. People in need should be treated and helped. Be it by private Hospitals and or/Government programs. No one should ever be denied or go without essential (or for that matter, preventive) care because of circumstances, financial or otherwise.

Certainly this isn't too much to ask for in the richest country on Earth?