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Originally Posted by Tervuren
Affordable healthcare, what does this mean?
This is like saying, affordable cars.
You get affordable cars by cutting down on features and options.
The same applies to the cost of healthcare.
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Not exactly. We have extraordinary inefficiency causing US healthcare to cost 16% of the GDP (2nd highest cost of any industrialized country). Far too many middlemen in insurance, pharma, and durable medical equipment, and insurers making treatment decisions rather than Drs and patients.
For equivalent quality medical care at 4% GDP look at the Singapore system. Patient choice, no free ride, and efficient delivery.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-19/u-s-near-bottom-of-health-index-hong-kong-and-singapore-at-top
As to Iran? I suspect they are simply testing our resolve. If they make an unprovoked attack on our ships in the Gulf, treat them like the Russians treat Somali pirates and send them to the bottom. This is how we dealt with imminent threats to our fleet back when our leadership had balls.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7fma0EmTD8