It sounds like a nice day for the US but the comments don't look optimistic. I cannot help to continue to think that we, as humanity, need to remove perverse in

It sounds like a nice day for the US but the comments don't look optimistic. I cannot help to continue to think that we, as humanity, need to remove perverse incentives for critical infrastructure. How can an insurance company, which needs to make profit, have your interest at heart? I am for state Healthcare without insurance and sure, I know a lot of people whine about the quality in countries where they have this, but it seems people whine about stuff in their bubble regardless. They don't actually compare with countries that do not have this. I had a young-stroke (as they called it) when I was thinner and fitter than I had ever been, but I was stressed at that time (company was burning over 1m a month and our biggest clients left; shortly after the 2000 crash). They did not find anything wrong with me and the team of experts (what I had was rare apparently so I am a university case study) spent 100s of 1000s euros of perceived care (where I live now this costs a fraction of that) on me to prove it was not stress. I am sure it was and they could not find anything else. All was practically free for me (total was less than 300 euros for tons of mri's, blood panels, hospital bed and 15 experts visiting me daily) but I cannot get private insurance because of it. Hopefully someone will jump in there as I now have the same chance as anyone of this returning but whatever. It's one of the first exclusion boxes on the form for insurance. In Spain and Portugal I had much better care without insurance; I know people cry how bad it is (see above). As someone who had things (including cancer) I can tell you, it is lovely compared to the nhs or Dutch healthcare; far less clinical, overstaffed, you can have a fecking beer when they told you it's going to be rough etc. And you can view the sea from your bed (where I am) instead of an airconditioner filled wall. It feels just nicer even when you are ill. And that helps making you better I think, at least it helped me. My wife could sleep there 247, screw visiting hours. You just need to know how to navigate the system. The surgeons, oncologists and internists working for the public Healthcare might moonlight for the private ones, but the care is most excellent. I like the US for obvious reasons; nature, freedom, startups, VCs but without this fixed, I would never consider it and that's a shame. I would love to live with the many people I know there and build companies.