The ACA is a flawed system, certainly, but health care in America was a horrible mess long before it came about, and in certain states it has improved things.
Health care is not a mess in the US. It's just expensive, sometimes a lot more expensive than it should be.
Well, I mean, Americans pay far more per capita than any other developed country for far less comprehensive coverage and worse results. That's because we prioritize industry profits over the actual well being of those that use the system. That seems like a mess in my book
You can see some of the stats here:
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2019/07/how-does-the-us-healthcare-system-compare-to-other-countries"In 2018, the U.S. spent about $10,600 per person on healthcare — the highest healthcare costs per capita across the OECD. For comparison, Switzerland was the second highest-spending country with about $7,300 in healthcare costs per capita, while the average for wealthy OECD countries, excluding the United States, was only $5,300 per person. Such comparisons indicate that the U.S. spends a disproportionate amount on healthcare."
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"There are many possible factors for why healthcare prices in the U.S. are higher than other countries, ranging from the consolidation of hospitals — leading to a lack of competition — to the inefficiencies and administrative waste that derive from the complexity of the U.S. healthcare system. In fact, the U.S. spends over $800 per person on administrative costs — nearly five times more than the average of other wealthy countries and significantly more than we spend on preventive or long-term healthcare."
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"Prices, therefore, appear to be the main driver of the cost difference between the U.S. and other wealthy countries. In fact, prices in the U.S. tend to be higher regardless of utilization rates."
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"America’s health outcomes are not any better than those in other developed countries. The U.S. actually performs worse in some common health metrics like life expectancy, infant mortality, and unmanaged diabetes."
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