I don’t pretend to make sense of politics. But let me make one thing clear:
We live in the wealthiest country in the world, and healthcare should be a right, not just for the privileged few.
We need to change the structure of healthcare- we need to encourage a relationship based model like the Nuka Model of healthcare in Alaska, run by SouthCentral Foundation. Where they have better “compliance,” lower hospital admissions, better quality of care, more satisfaction, and lower costs than any healthcare system out there. The cost to the customer/owners (what many call patients) – zip.
There is nothing wrong with having the government subsidize healthcare policies- or provide them for all. But that is not the end of it. The real change in healthcare comes from fostering the relationship between the providers, the hospitals, and the patients.