Ok, I'll throw my hat in the ring!! Yes, the Us system is flawed for those who cannot afford good insurance or have no money. For people like Cranberry who can afford these things, healthcare in this country is fantastic.
For those who cannot afford these things, there is medicare/medicaid. If you are on this program, good luck getting good healthcare. they no longer cover any psychiatric appointments or medicines. If they ever covered dental, they don't any longer.(at least not in GA) My sister has incredibly bad TMJ. This should be a medical issue, but the specialist she has to go to, is considered dental, and is not covered. Medications she needs, if they are covered, have a steep co pay, or are covered for a limited amount of time, or a limited dose. (ie. one medication she needs 2 a day, but they will only cover 30 a month.) Also, she went to the gyno about 6 years ago. They decided she had severe endometriosis(sp), many cysts etc. and definitely needed a full hysterectomy. Then found out she was on medicare, and decided to give her birth control instead. (to regulate her periods) Why, cause the doctor had already filled his medicare "quota" , and would not receive enough mone to do this procedure.
I could go on at length, but suffice to say, the current medicare/ medicaid program is not working.
If you ask me,(I know you didn't, but I'm gonna say it anyway) we need to reform these systems. Make them work, so that the people on them can get the healthcare they need. Expand it to cover those in limited income, and those with pre-existing conditions.(who can't get coverage) Not those who can afford or are happy with their insurance.
Next, offer grants and incentives to doctors and hospitals who help people without coverage, by reducing fees, or offering free services. (Why not, we give grants to artist who can't fund themselves, I know a lady who gets $60,000 grant annually to do her art work
all she has to do is one exhibit a year and since no one else applies, she is bringing in more than I do.) May be we could take a look at wasted money in this govn. and put that money into grants to help hospitals with the expensive equipment, so they don't have too charge so much.
The last thing, I suggest, is putting a cap on insurance company premiums. Other than that, the government should leave healthcare alone. JMO, and I actually have a lot more ideas, but I let you rip these apart. (as I know some will)