We've been hoping for politicians to easily find this good solution for at least 30 years now. At this point we can safely say that's not going to happen. The s

We've been hoping for politicians to easily find this good solution for at least 30 years now. At this point we can safely say that's not going to happen. The system we have does not "fix" itself. The fact that we can clearly see who is stealing most of our money makes the problem harder to solve, not easier. The moment a credible threat of improvement arises (e.g. Hillary in 1993 or Obama in 2009) the insurance industry pulls out all the stops, blasting Capitol Hill with the combined volume of a thousand wailing lobbyists. Even if we could somehow overpower the insurers, we shouldn't underestimate the usefulness of a completely insecure workforce and consumer base to other sectors of the capitalist cabal. USA at its current size can't solve any of its real problems. There are too many brake levers installed within easy reach of too many cronyist assholes. Just look at this COVID-19 shitshow. After California leaves and takes a few other western states with them, New Mexico and half of Texas join "old" Mexico, much of New England tries to join Canada and then just go their own way when Canada won't take them, Florida is inundated, etc... perhaps the rest of us might have a chance to better arrange the crumbs with which we're left. We'll certainly be less of a danger to the Middle East...