A new Gallup poll found that Americans now have the lowest-ever views of the U.S. health system

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3. The good news is it still functions well at high levels of expertise 27% of the time

The pandemic put stress on the health care system. Hollowed out some, rushed newbies quickly into the professions. Experience matters. Then there's the funding issues. And so much competition. ER's were once the province of community hospitals. Today those entities are largely for profit, still have ERs as well as outpatient centers, and there are other competitors in those spaces. Trying to figure out what is covered, wholly or in part, where, when, co-pays and deductibles, limits and exclusions, in and out of network is like reading the US Tax code for fun.

Is anything ever simple? We'd all be better off with a good medical book for home care.

I chatted with an older friend last week, and she is terrified of ever having to go to the hospital. Medical mistakes, COVID, diseases, medication errors. Personally I don't want to be carved up for profit. I'm not liking the choices on offer.