Subject: Re: Buffett’s view on current account deficits
What percentage of those 26m people without coverage are either (a) not legal residents of the USA and thus would also not qualify for a universal healthcare insurance plan; or (b) sufficiently wealthy that they would just as soon pay out of pocket, rather than purchase a plan?

I'd be happy to pay out of pocket if I could get the same rates the insurance companies pay. Without that you are going to get ripped-off. We buy a high deductible plan and expect to pay plenty out of pocket and typically write some of that off on our taxes.