This local letter to the editor is one of the most insightful comments on whats wrong with our current system and full of useful facts:
Letter: It’s time for single-payer health care
In our insurance-based health care system, the patient is not the customer, the shareholder is…
A good current article from the Detroit Times on the subject:
Dems move to offense on health care; seek ‘big ideas’
Washington – Democrats are shifting to offense on health care, emboldened by successes in defending the Affordable Care Act. They say their ultimate goal is a government guarantee of affordable coverage for all.
With Republicans unable to agree on their vision, Democrats are debating ideas that range from single-payer, government-run care for all, to new insurance options anchored in popular programs like Medicare or Medicaid. There’s also widespread support for authorizing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices, an idea once advocated by candidate Donald Trump, which has languished since he was elected president.