Nothing worthwhile. I think they were supposed to be insults. But even less coherent than usual.
I think we've just conceded that neither candidate will touch it. If Johnson or Stein gain traction, it'll come up again.
Are Johnson or Stein saying anything about our huge spending ?
I assume so. I know they are both opposed to ACA, and I think both would actually do something about it, albeit in radically different directions.
It's the spending piece that seems to be the 800# gorilla in the room.
It's been a year or so, but it used to be that we spend 30% of all health care on people in their last year of life.
That's a tough conversation.
But one that needs to take place.
It probably does, but it shouldn't be a government decision. If families want to squander their wealth keeping grandma alive a few more weeks, that's their business.
If Grandma is sound of mind, the choice should be hers, I'd think. Families make decisions out of guilt. Most elderly people would rather be free of pain than spends months or years hooked up to machines that keep them alive.
Then there are all those younger people with terminal illnesses. Who has the right to decide for them?
This decision should be (and always will be, despite all the smoke and mirrors) up to the people footing the bill.