Individual Freedom vs. Government Control?

The current system is ridicules....as insurance companies cut back what they are willing to pay for, they raise their rates. People die waiting to see if they qualify for a procedure they thought they paid for. How can this work if the point is profit...it's ridicules. You want to take care of the people or you want to make money, choose one. It use to be in this country you could pay for things on your own. Now they want to force everybody to pay the blood sucking insurers...that's not freedom, that the rich fat cats getting richer. I don't like the idea of insurance...I like the idea of taking care of my self, but with our great current system, I would have to shell out two years salary for an operation. This is wrong....