Yes. The whole system from the education of our medical professionals to our food supply. However, medical insurance is absolutely the problem. A very big problem.
I have 2 decades working in healthcare on both the acute care/delivery side of things as well as clinical development. This is is broken. Very few things actually work well.
Focusing on the cost of education, as some have mentioned, is indeed a vital step. If doctors didn’t have to start their careers burdened with massive debt, it would undoubtedly alleviate some of the systemic strain.
Another significant issue is the inefficiency of the billing and administrative processes. Think about the countless hours spent managing insurance claims, billing, and other paperwork just to keep the system running. How much of those resources could be redirected toward actual patient care? The disparity between administrative costs and the funds that go directly to patient treatment is staggering—a clear waste that impacts society as a whole.
On a personal note, I was recently diagnosed with a serious degenerative disease, and I feel incredibly fortunate to live in a country where I can receive optimal treatment and care without the additional burden of worrying about how to pay for it. This experience has only reinforced my belief in the importance of a healthcare system that prioritizes access and efficiency over bureaucracy