The US Healthcare System… …needs more government involvement  43% …needs less government involvement  26% …is just fine  1% …is beyond my comprehension  23% …is what? I’m not American (but wish I had your healthcare system)  0% …is what? I’m not American (and I’m glad I don’t have your system)  6%

If there’s one key result here, it’s that people are confused. Note that a LOT of people may like it that way — since confused people can be told what’s “good” for them…

In this situation, I think it would be helpful to understand what’s going on before we run around trying to “fix” it. As I explained here, I think the biggest problem is that we (consumers of health care) are not in charge of our decisions on doctors (our insurance company often decides who can be our doctor) or insurers (our work decides that). For me, the big one is getting work out of the equation — we should buy our own insurance. After that step, our doctor choices will be much clearer.