The pressure will just build and build and build against this boondoggle until it gives. People in other socialized medicine schemes before often had the option to go elsewhere. Case in point, Britain: when a plane ticket from London to New York was sometimes only $200, the answer became obvious to desperate cases, and offloaded them from Britain’s NHS and did not become crying shames. But now this mess is claiming the elsewhere. The only question before us is just when and just how. The eventual parting will be very illustrative.
I hope it gives, but I dont think the bureaucrats and politicians will allow it. Its too valuable to them.
Besides, Washington DC has made an artform of creating, then 'fixing' problems.
I'm afraid defunding is the only way to kill it.