I partially agree, but I think is has less to do with social safety nets and more to do with our atrocious healthcare regulations. I can go to my dentist or a c

I partially agree, but I think is has less to do with social safety nets and more to do with our atrocious healthcare regulations. I can go to my dentist or a car mechanic and know how much something is going to cost me. Good luck getting a quote from a doctor's office or medical insurance provider. And don't mind that auxiliary bill that arrives 6 months later. Wait, what appointment was that? The fact is heathcare costs are outrageous, medical insurance rates are just as bad, and our current regulations are clearly not making it better. I don't know whether the ACA has slowed the progression or made it worse (everyone seems to disagree). But it needs to be fixed. That could include heavy price controls, "free-market" insurance, "single-payer" insurance, or whatever else. That would require both parties in Congress to work together, though, and not on pet projects.