I think it's better to look at what works well in countries other than America - A solid public health system and more regulation on private industry. The improvisation of human health has a long history of negative consequences and it's very hard to go back on.
The best option is open enrollment for Medicare or state equivalent and tax funded subsidies for low-income individuals. Unfortunately this option is unattractive to either the left or right
Why is this unattractive to the left? The left wants any change. Obviously universal health care is preferred, but only the right and some centrists wants to restrict the things you mentioned.
On the left I think it is a case of the perfect being the enemy of the good.
One possible explanation for why we got the ACA instead of open Medicare when Democrats had the power under Obama is open Medicare enrollment has a greater chance of preventing Universal single pair down the road.
Open Medicare enrollment is also in some ways close to the status quo of Medicaid.
Lastly, it is a risky option because it pits Medicare directly against private insurance- what if it isn't cheaper or people don't like it
While I agree, it seems like the probability of this happening in the US any time soon is almost nil. Where as the probability of One Medical making at least some improvement is non zero.
I don't know. I don't see any good reason to think that on the whole, One Medical will have a positive effect on the health care system. I guess we shall see.
Not like they are the only player in town. If they don’t make things easier people just don’t use them, no harm done. So they are either good for consumers or not relevant. What’s the downside?
I could see them leading a march to the worsening of health care overall in a number of ways. I don't think it's as simple as "if they're not good, nobody will use them". Health care in the US doesn't really work that way, which is part of the problem with US health care.
I’m not a fan of US health care, but in the case of private healthcare providers isn’t that exactly how it works? Insurance etc maybe not do much, but what kinds of disproportionate power does something like One Medical have?
