Moon Shot

In order to send people to the moon and bring them back to Earth safely, scientists and engineers had to solve problems that had never been solved before, problems that bordered on the impossible.

Providing healthcare to the entire population is not like sending humans to another planet. It won’t require a single scientific breakthrough. The administrative problems have already been solved. Many countries provide healthcare for all of their citizens, and they do so at lower costs per capita than the healthcare that Americans purchase today, and with demonstrably better results. The only thing that’s lacking is the political will to challenge the companies that are making astronomical fortunes in the for-profit healthcare industry and to convince the public that they will be better off when their healthcare decisions are no longer controlled by boards of directors who are trying to maximize their company profits.