Thanks for this analysis. If I could, I'd wave a magic wand and scrap our system altogether. However, you asked for a small change. This isn't that small, but I'd have regular healthcare policies also cover dental and vision. Maybe separating them made sense at one point, but it doesn't any more and only adds to the bureaucracy.
Excellent article, Annie! Straying from your question a bit, universal healthcare in the U.S. would require more competent doctors than we currently have. We the taxpayers would need to cover the costs of educating promising students, encouraging them to go into less lucrative specialties. But you know how Americans freak out over reducing student debt. 😕
We have a huge shortage of people to treat mental health. We could start encouraging people to go into the field now with college tuition subsidies, but? Yeah.
Thanks for this analysis. If I could, I'd wave a magic wand and scrap our system altogether. However, you asked for a small change. This isn't that small, but I'd have regular healthcare policies also cover dental and vision. Maybe separating them made sense at one point, but it doesn't any more and only adds to the bureaucracy.
The lack of dental coverage is a huge problem for people with lower incomes, and waiting lists at dental school clinics are wild and long.
Excellent article, Annie! Straying from your question a bit, universal healthcare in the U.S. would require more competent doctors than we currently have. We the taxpayers would need to cover the costs of educating promising students, encouraging them to go into less lucrative specialties. But you know how Americans freak out over reducing student debt. 😕
We have a huge shortage of people to treat mental health. We could start encouraging people to go into the field now with college tuition subsidies, but? Yeah.