By George Bohmfalk, M.D.
The Charlotte Observer, Letters, July 27, 2020
Regarding “Experts: NC must make wise choices so cases don’t spike,” (July 25):
This article quotes a S.C. professor saying “rationing care has already become a reality in some hospitals.“
Until now, rationing has only been a scare tactic in criticisms of Medicare for All. Our free-market, capitalistic, for-profit health care system promised to spare us from socialist disasters like rationing. It appears that a pandemic has brought it to its knees.
Medicare for All cannot prevent pandemics. However, universal coverage and coordinated health planning, with early testing and treatment not rationed by ability to pay, would go a long way to limit hospitalizations and deaths in future pandemics.
The present system is clearly failing. It’s time to demand Medicare For All.
