On Healthcare in the U.S.

[theapportioner]

Apparently, Blanco does not believe that health care is a universal right. What is it then, a privilege that you get to see a doctor because you are a good, industrious American?

Interestingly, hospitals across the US have been hit hard because those who cannot afford health care and/or are ineligible for Medicare or Medicaid will still get treated at hospital ERs, and they will fill out paperwork with false information, so that they don't get billed. Huge money loser, and this results in the closing of services, overworked employees, and chronically understaffed services that remain open. And with hospitals with serious debt, such as Mount Sinai, low morale is an added problem. Would a more comprehensive federal health care net resolve this problem? Maybe.