07-03-2019, 02:02 PM
(07-03-2019, 12:18 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Part of the reason for the bloat is because of the hobbled together system we have. Moving to a more comprehensive Medicare program would alleviate a lot of this. I agree, though, that it wouldn't address the underlying issue: the rising costs of healthcare. This is my main gripe with the ACA, as well, in that it focused on a surface level fix. Any program that attempts to only address what the consumers pay through their insurance is not a good solution. There needs to be a comprehensive plan in place to look at how quickly these costs are rising and what can be done to address it. This is the same for both healthcare and education to me.
The costs of healthcare are based upon capitalism. Good luck with price fixing on a greater scale than Medicare and Medicaid across the entire healthcare industry.
