Are We There Yet?
We’re there. Our country’s health care system has earned many superlatives: fanciest ho(tel)spitals, latest surgical technology, access to the most effective drugs.
Then why are our nurses leaving? Why are most hospitals operating in the red this year? Why can’t our payers afford it anymore? Why are so many people forgoing treatment?
Children don’t need a mansion, the latest technology, and their own cars in order to become responsible and functioning citizens. Warmth, inspiration, and guidance can nurture them without any of these.
The problem of our health care is not a problem of medicine or technology. If it was, we would be killing it. It’s a social problem.
