A simple message.

The message would be quite simple. We need to remember to learn from previous mistakes—not only our own, but of other countries as well. Before we proceed to make significant changes in our health care system, we need to see what has been done before, what has worked, and what hasn’t worked. Take Taiwan for example, they dealt with their health care problems by creating a system with components from many different countries and tailored it to their own needs. We need to work not in isolation, but in synchrony with the other nations of the world. The health care problems must be recognized as a global issue and not solely a national issue. We might learn that having a market-based health insurance system might not be the best way to go, or we might learn that we can somehow involve nonprofit organizations might be better. However, we need to start the dialogue and the dialogue should start now because I think most of us will agree that health should be a fundamental human right to have and not simply a privilege owned by the few.