Part of our problem is political - Congress gives themselves total health coverage – with our money. Then, if what I've read from several sources is true, if they stay in Congress 5 (five) years, that medical coverage is for life. So why should they worry about us? They can campaign for Health Coverage for all - which would cost the military less than the cost of the newest aircraft carrier. or what ever pork they want. 10 miles for the wall for Mexico. Then, when we don't get it, they can blame the other party, or some chairman of a committee that didn't forward the bill to the floor for a vote, or that the farmers need some more subsidy for growing corn for alcohol for adding to your gasoline, or whatever. They vote to prevent medicare from putting prescription drugs out to bid. Put diapers out to bid, or Northshore products, and watch the price go down. Have you seen what that costs us? The medical insurance industry won't pay for the Pneumonia vaccine - ignoring what they pay when someone who wasn't vaccinated costs them when they go into the hospital for Pneumonia and its complications. Grrr.
