Said this before but it’s eternal:

Biggest obstacle to getting universal healthcare in the USA is that most people here think we already have it.

now I don’t mean people are going around saying “we don’t need to set up universal healthcare, we already did.”

But people absolutely are assuming the healthcare system regularly does things for people (things that are obvious common sense and necessary!) that would only ever happen under a socialized universal healthcare system.

And this illusion isn’t broken until the system fails them personally.

And sometimes not even then.

“what do you mean I can’t have it until my insurance decides to cover it? I need it now!” Yes. That is why the system needs to change. Alas, you are convinced the system is already ideal and that all problems are the fault of the customer service person explaining it to you