As far as taxes go, it’s either pay more or spend less, now. That includes getting out of Iraq.
Health care sucks for the majority of people because it’s a government sponsored racket full of barriers to entry that protect the guilty.
First, like any other businesses, doctors should quote charges before rendering the services, not after. We need to allow real competition and allow nurse practitioners to open independent businesses. Why do we need a doctor to prescribe cold remedies? Why do we need dentists to clean teeth?
People get sick because they eat junk and are fat. How about taxing junk food to pay for health care. If we tax cigarettes to make them cost prohibitive, why are potato chips only $1 a bag?
It’s harsh, but people who get sick more should pay more.
That said, I do support a national catastrophic health care system where, for example, anything more than $10,000/year in health care cost would be covered by government insurance. But, first, we need incentives for people to ration their own use of health care services. People with insurance are now profligate because they only pay a tiny part of their own health care.
