08-28-2019, 05:58 PM
We're a long way from knowing what healthcare policy will become the 2020 Democratic platform. I've always favored a single-payer system as a way to get the profit motive out of healthcare and ensure that everyone has access to quality affordable care. Obamacare has never been fully implemented but was/is a big step in the right direction.
There will always be private insurance and private hospitals for those who can or will pay more, they have those all over Europe and in the UK. In Canada most hospitals are run privately as nonprofits; they are not owned and operated by the government; the government operates the payment system.
I think more Americans have a better understanding now of how other systems work, compared with 10 years ago. We just need to keep having this conversations and debates and get people into office who are willing to follow what the people want.
There will always be private insurance and private hospitals for those who can or will pay more, they have those all over Europe and in the UK. In Canada most hospitals are run privately as nonprofits; they are not owned and operated by the government; the government operates the payment system.
I think more Americans have a better understanding now of how other systems work, compared with 10 years ago. We just need to keep having this conversations and debates and get people into office who are willing to follow what the people want.