[Cringing Negativism Network]

Healthcare is government regulated, and up until recently American healthcare was (extremely) spotty about coverage.

Many, many, many Americans were not covered, healthcare was (extremely) expensive and our system was dominated by government controls.

I am all for a free market, but that suggests freedom. Our healthcare system is currently among the most unfree systems anywhere.

And everyone needs healthcare. Every single person.

As long as healthcare is so dominated by the government, then the government has a big role to play in making sure it is not prohibitively expensive.

One or the other.

Either get the government out of regulating healthcare, or else government should ensure people have coverage and are not excluded.

One or the other.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

..”We will repeal Obamacare,” Trump said. “By (2017) it implodes because the wrong people are signing up. Not enough people are signing up. It’s a disaster. ....

[Theo]

“And everyone needs healthcare. Every single person.”

And everyone needs dinner. And housing. And iPhones. And a college education. And a big TV. And a job. And lower mortgages. And so on.

You’ve outed yourself as an anti-free-enterprise, liberal progressive, CNN. Like your preferred candidate, Trump.

[mellow velo]

>> As long as healthcare is so dominated by the government, then the government has a big role to play in making sure it is not prohibitively expensive. <<

Huh?! Government is one of the primary reasons why healthcare is prohibitively expensive.

Also, you seem to keep confusing health care with health coverage. They are not interchangeable. As was pointed out upthread, Federal law already addressed care. The market, not the government, should be enabled to take care of the coverage.

[Montana_Sam]

And everyone needs healthcare. Every single person.

You haven't thought it through. As a Catholic, I know that healthcare is not a 'right', because not all people are born with equal physical health. Even though all humans are born with equal dignity and worth, they differ widely in physical health and ability at birth and throughout life. Further, we can see from scripture that healthcare is an opportunity for charity. As long as the government is calling the shots, our healthcare system will be a disaster.