Health insurance costs are hitting Americans--what will it take to bring "universal healthcare" to America?

[Timeflyer]

Wasn't sure where to post this--have acquaintances who are freaking out right now trying to get health insurance they can actually afford. I can't see the current system being sustainable for the future. Guess I just need to believe that there will be a change for the better here, in future, so folks not on Medicare don't have to freak out every damn year figuring out how they can afford rent, groceries and the cost of staying healthy.

[bucolic_frolic]

1. I suppose if doctors' offices, clinics, and hospitals were 1/2 full

that would get somebody's attention.

[leftstreet]

2. It would probably have to come from the GOP

That may sound harsh, but we're many, many election cycles away from the entrenched hatred of eVil LiBruLs, brought on by decades of demonizing with insufficient policy pushback.

If Trump announced Medicare For All tomorrow, everyone would embrace it

[raccoon]

6. What would it take? A hard, bitter fight.

[Johnny2X2X]

3. Elect Democrats and give them full control

That's what will get us out of this mess, not more suffering.

[anciano]

4. To implement a universal healthcare system

here in the US would require a fundamental change in attitude by those in power to embrace the idea of health care as a basic human right instead of a privilege for only those who can afford it.

[dutch777]

5. People in the street....over healthcare costs, electricity costs, food costs and the people in power doing nothing.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. Declare war on England, then lose.

Of course, we'd have to learn to drive on the wrong side of the road, but for a National Health Service, it's worth it.

Kidding, sort of. I think England's system was created as part of recovering from war.