I completely understand your frustration and I do agree. I did not mean to imply that you were suggesting universal healthcare as a solution and I apologize if my post came across that way. I do not disagree with your assessment of the deficiencies of the current system when patients are struggling to get what they need.

The purpose of my post was more of an effort to educate against misinformation that I see spreading rapidly suggesting that profit must always be bad and public funding is always good.

Well-patient and preventative care is a good example of an initiative that actually reduces the expenses incurred over the long term for care and also benefits the patient.

There does have to be some level of control to ensure that abuse doesn’t occur. If doctors are given free rein with blank checks how can we ensure there will be enough funds to cover care for all?

However today when one has a legitimate need for a procedure, treatment or medication that is outside of the pre-defined approved formula of what they consider standard care, it is far too difficult to fight for coverage. I have no argument there whatsoever and have lived that myself.
But there’s also part of me that is grateful that I have the opportunity to fight for a treatment or medication that would not even exist at all if not for a “for-profit” system that created it in the first place.