Hi Brennen. I just joined steemit today and decided to search Health and this is the first article I have read on the site. I am an internal medicine physician finishing up my training in 10 days or so. Unfortunately speaking in regards to Healthcare in America, I believe there are challenges that we will need to overcome which other countries have eclipsed decades ago. 50% of healthcare is spend within 6 months of death. 50% PERCENT. In certain European countries intubations and dialysis are not offered after a certain age. I am sorry, are we outliving other countries? No. I spent a decent amount of my training in Intensive Care Units. Its difficult to explain to certain families to let go of patients who are brain dead let alone bring them to grasp the reality that we are actually hurting their loved ones more than we are helping. THE REAL PRIZE IS IN PREVENTIVE MEDICINE. Welcome to America, how can i prescribe you medication if your not sick? One thing people also tend to forget is LAWYERS. Laws in place have made it difficult to actually treat patients to the best of our ability. Instead we practice protective medicine where we make sure we will not be getting sued for not prescribing a certain medication even though it may not benefit the patient. If I get started on pharma companies and "Not For Profit" hospitals I probably wouldn't get much sleep tonight by the time I am finished typing.