Summary
Polls show a majority blame insurance and pharmaceutical companies for high costs, denied claims, and access issues.
Only 44% rate U.S. health care quality as “good” or “excellent,” a 20-year low.
Support for government intervention is rising, with 62% favoring federal responsibility for universal health care.
Meanwhile, satisfaction with the Affordable Care Act has grown, with 54% approving.
Trump’s unclear health care overhaul plans are entering a polarized environment where Americans remain split on private versus government-run systems.
Unhappy…understatement of the millennia
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Only 44% rate U.S. health care quality as “good” or “excellent,” a 20-year low.
It’s quite high. In Russia it’s 39%[1], 28% in lowest income bracket, 59% in highest income bracket and 41% in median-like bracket(sadly, it is not median). And USA citizen in Russia will receive more healthcare, than USA citizen in USA.
I think, just like Varlamov said about public transport and urban planning, the less people happy with healthcare - the better it will become. Or as it was in his example: in good cities residents say “LMAO, look how shitty my city is, here’s photos”, while in bad cities residents say “this is not shit on streets, this is fecal traditions”. I think it applies to all goverment policies.
We want universal healhcare. Those who “suffer” due to lack of income (due to the insurance industry collapse) after it rolls out can talk to a therapist for low to no cost.
Some of you want that. Some of us do not want that.
I want to eliminate company provided healthcare. There may be better programs for me, but if I try to look elsewhere I discover that my company pays more than $1000/month for my insurance and if I go elsewhere I lose that all. As such no other plans can compete with what I get. In turn that means my insurance reports to and cares about my company and not what I think.
I want to eliminate company provided healthcare.
That is what universal healthcare for.
You need to go back and read what I said, not make a comment that completely ignores my argument. Yes universal healthcare is for that, but there are other options that I support instead.
So what would happen if you stopped working at this place for whatever reason, or the company itself ceased to exist? Just wondering how that situation would affect things.
You don’t want universal healthcare but you agree that tying health insurance to a private company is awful.
So what’s your hangup? You don’t want your taxes to go up? If so, I can assure you it won’t be $12000/year.
I want health insurance from a private company of MY choice. I don’t want to choose my job based on what health insurance they provide. Right now nobody reports to me - there is no incentive anywhere for me.
I don’t want a company for which I work being in the middle of me and healthcare either.
