If healthcare were designed as a public service, what possibilities would exist for health equity, health system resilience, and reduced costs? Indeed, combined with other public healthcare institutions, it could prove to be a critical institution to achieving health justice. U.S. Healthcare in CrisisThe COVID-19 pandemic has brutally exposed the weaknesses of the nation’s fragmented, inequitable, and extraordinarily expensive healthcare system. Healthcare as a Public ServiceThe VHA operates like a Beveridge-style health system. Likewise, the U.S. healthcare system needs major surgery before it can heal.

Source: Washington Post January 24, 2022 15:15 UTC