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Medicare and VA, while not perfect, are both well-run and extremely popular. So yes, the US government is in fact capable of handling healthcare.
by enraged_camel 7y ago
Medicare and VA, while not perfect, are both well-run and extremely popular. So yes, the US government is in fact capable of handling healthcare.
- refurb 7y agoMuch of the Medicare business is funded by the gov’t, but executed by private insurers (Part C and Part D). And based on the scandal around the VA a few years ago, no it wasn’t well run at all.
- enraged_camel 7y ago>>And based on the scandal around the VA a few years ago, no it wasn’t well run at all. Scandals aren't unique to government. The private sector has them all the time. In fact, sometimes private sector scandals are so massive they crash the entire economy.
- Scoundreller 7y agoI tell myself there are easily hundreds or thousands of Front Page NYT stories every day, but they never leak to the public.
- refurb 7y agoOf course, but the VA is the largest gov’t run healthcare system in the US and the scandal impacted tens of thousands of veterans. Doesn’t exactly engender confidence.