countries within the EU as examples...i.e. both are looked at as services, and both have government oversight/rules. Furthermore, it highlights the delta costs for both Education and HC between the EU and theU.S...2X more in the U.S. for both.
With costs here continuing to increase without an end to the acceleration in sight, it seems to me that the "Status Quo" is no longer an option. While any other alternative (a'la the EU model) is likely to set off "Socialism" alarms, it seems that some degree of external controls are required to 'stop the madness'.
A few years ago, my Internist was a Doc trained in Ireland where he paid nothing for his education...all state (taxpayer) funded. He was/is an excellent physician, so no complaints on my end. In Ireland the citizens consider health care an essential service and have no problem seeing their taxes coming back to them for that 'peace of mind'. Now I'm not saying this is the only way to go, but it certainly deserves more than a passing glance.
Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2018/09/why-is-college-so-expensive-in-america/569884/