Wouldn't it be smart to look at how it worked?

That would, of course, be a health care system remarkably like what the O-dems want to shove down Americas collective throat. There are several examples: Massachusetts, Oregon and, most importantly, Tennessee. Read about it, as explained by a Tennessee doctor and representative:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/07/22/tenncare_lessons_for_modern_health_care_reform_97570.html