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> the goal of a functional healthcare system is to make sure everyone gets the care they need to achieve good health outcomes Which the US system fails at, mis

• SpicyLemonZest 2mo ago
  Absolutely, but if you want to fix it you have to understand why and how it fails. If you think that 92% of Americans can't afford adequate care, you're going to be very confused by the shape of the debate. If the status quo is working for only 8% of Americans, how can it possibly be that we're not shaking things up? The reliable polls I've seen (https://news.gallup.com/poll/654044/view-healthcare-quality-declines-year-low.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/654044/view-healthcare-quality-...) tell a very different story. Most Americans understand that the healthcare system has big problems, but the vast majority think that the care they personally receive is good, although there's been a slight downtrend since 2020. So it's hard for any reform proposal to gain traction without reassuring that majority that the healthcare they enjoy won't go away.
  • testing22321 2mo ago
    > the vast majority think that the care they personally receive is good Which is actually the problem. Americans have been propagandised for so many decades they are not well educated enough to have a clear understanding of where their country lags behind developed countries.