> You are misunderstanding the problem - the issue is not privatization, the issue is that Medicare does not pay enough, and nursing homes try to find private p

> You are misunderstanding the problem - the issue is not privatization, the issue is that Medicare does not pay enough, and nursing homes try to find private pay clients to make up the shortfall. It's both. America has chosen the worst of both worlds: public under-funding and private delivery. Private delivery leads to cutting corners to maximize profits. Lack of sufficient public funding exacerbates the issue. The solution is to fix the public funding problem by properly investing in the system, and killing private delivery.