The biggest problem with our health care system is that it is entirely a for profit enterprise. The stated mission of the major health care companies is to deliver value to their share holders. Of course, they say it’s to provide quality care blah, blah, but it’s really to make money. Period. That means taking as much money as they can from employers’ contributions and individuals’ premiums and withholding as much care and paying out the least amount they possibly can to actual providers.
It’s the simplest accounting principle of all: asset and liability.
The biggest healthcare companies: Humana, Wellpoint, Cigna, Blue Cross, United Health, Aetna are all publicly traded, for profit businesses. Anyone can see how they are doing financially. I’ll give you a hint- Their making fucking billions and all trading close to there 5 yr highs. Some will complain that profit motive drives innovation and attracts talent, but far more breakthroughs have come from publicly funded, government research than for profit enterprise.
Combine this dynamic with the industrially-farmed, chemically-treated, antibiotic and growth-drug-laden shit people shovel into themselves and you get a great big (and I mean BIG) nation of sick people who just might be OK if they can get their hands on a scrip for some Plavix or some other shit that will keep them alive, and not make them confront their true health issues or change their lifestyle. Why should I not have that double cheeseburger? It only costs $1 and I can just take a pill when my cholesterol hits 300! Of course, the lobbyists for giant shit producers like Monsanto, Con Agra, Nestle and Cargill make sure they get plenty of funding and subsidies so their crap is not only maximizing profit, but also able to undercut responsible producers’ pricing.
It’s all about money and NOBODY gets paid when people are healthy. The entire food and healthcare industry is based on greed, gluttony, laziness and ignorance. We seem to like it this way.