“Americans always do the right thing, after trying everything else.”
— Churchill?

“A budget is a moral document.” — They

A lot of countries have figured out how to provide universal health care.Q: Why can’t the U.S. figure this out?

A: Follow the money. A few people (companies) are making a lot of money inserting themselves between people who provide health care and people who need health care. That system has been in place in the U.S. since WWII years. The people profiting pay the people who vote for the way health care is delivered in the U.S.

The single most important reform the U.S. could adopt is eliminating for-profit insurance companies’ intrusion.

As They say, a budget is a moral document. Tell me about the moral values of the people writing the U.S. budget.

“Universal health coverage (UHC) means that all people have access to the full range of quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship. It covers the full continuum of essential health services, from health promotion to prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and palliative care.” (World Health Organization).

Sources: World Health Organization. (2025). Universal health coverage (UHC). https://www.who.int/health-topics/universal-health-coverage

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2024). Health at a Glance 2023: OECD indicators. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/ae3016b9-en

Table prepared with the help of OpenAI. (2025). ChatGPT (Version 5.1) [Large language model]. https://www.openai.com/chatgpt