Our healthcare industry isn't 'wildly dysfunctional'. I knew an illegal immigrant with metastasized cancer, who had multiple surgeries and whose lifetime was ex

Our healthcare industry isn't 'wildly dysfunctional'. I knew an illegal immigrant with metastasized cancer, who had multiple surgeries and whose lifetime was extended by at least five years (vs. what he would have gotten in Ukraine with their 'nationalized' healthcare). He polished shoes for a living and had no health insurance. I believe he paid about $20/month for hospital bills in order to avoid bankruptcy (I'm not sure how the loan process works). I've lived here for thirteen years and haven't heard a single redditesque 'horror' story from anyone I know. If you want/need insurance you can find a way to get it cheaply. If you need medical care, you'll have access to better doctors, better drugs, and better equipment than just about anywhere in the world (not counting EU, as I don't know how your system works in practice). Yeah, our system could use an overhaul, but it is far, far from being 'wildly dysfunctional'.