Daniel C. Bryant, M.D., deserves credit for seizing the moment in his Dec. 5 Maine Voices column, “Trump’s health care policy appears heavy on complexity, light on mercy.”
In analyzing each of six changes that President-elect Donald Trump promises to make to our health care system (outlined on Trump’s website), Dr. Bryant exposes their multiple inadequacies. His arguments in debunking them are altogether convincing.
I find it outrageous that the United States spends more per capita on health care than any other country in the world, but lags behind other industrialized nations in life expectancy.
As Dr. Bryant makes clear: “A simple and equitable system of the single-payer, Medicare-for-All type” is the way to go! Working toward that end, this retired physician is leader of the Portland chapter of Maine AllCare (maineallcare.org).
Elaine G. McGillicuddy
Portland
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