What is universal healthcare? Can we afford to insure everyone? What is the state of our current healthcare system? In this episode, I explore the issue of whether universal healthcare is a good idea or not, providing evidence in the form of data and reasoning to back up my points.

This is part 1 of a 2-part episode. Part 1 focuses on the problems with our healthcare system, while part 2 will focus on potential solutions.

This part of this episode of Fireside Thoughts took many hours of research, with data spanning across 22 sources. Links to these sources can be requested via email or DM. Over the span of five days, this episode was evaluated by three individuals, 1 of whom identified as conservative, 1 of whom identified as moderate, and 1 of whom identified as liberal, and the current version represents the 3rd and final draft of the episode.