Opinion: Health care is more badly broken than political leaders admit

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Raise your hand if you have affordable, accessible healthcare. Anyone? Yeah, that’s what I thought.

With independent studies showing that close to half of all Americans struggle to afford healthcare, I expect I got the rest of you with the addition of the word “accessible.” That’s because, while rising costs are a barrier for too many, even those who can afford comprehensive health insurance are finding money can’t buy you a timely appointment with most doctors.

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