Solutions for the Underaffiliated
Society & Culture
Does the current healthcare system work for you?
If you can pay, your health is likely to improve or at least not get worse.
Otherwise, premiums, deductibles, and costs of drugs and care are so high that many people put off care until they are eligible for Medicare, or they go into medical debt.
To help make the case for change, Solutions for the Underaffiliated explored three reasons our healthcare costs will continue to rise without government intervention with Kip Sullivan, author and advocate for a more equitable affordable health system:
Since, there is limited evidence that the current system leads to better health quality and outcomes, let’s focus on the financial part of healthcare.
Would paying for insurance coverage through taxes each year for a single-payer that provided universal coverage be less expensive than the premiums, co-pays, and deductibles we pay today with private insurance?
Of course it depends on a household’s individual needs, so do we believe we should all pitch in for the greater good, knowing one day it could be us that needs it?
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