Comment by yieldcrv

there is a multi-pronged solution necessary that is both intertwined with insurers and also completely separate, so in that part I agree with you

the costs of services are arbitrary and need to be addressed before we can realistically deal with how any insurance pool works, in the US both parties have chiseled at this over the last decade - from getting prices more transparent, to attempting to have a large scale state negotiator - and this makes the conversation more palatable in gaining consensus

not close, but it's not as partisan as people think, despite the parallel existence of entrenched interests

what doesn't have consensus is a forced insurance pool that doesn't address the costs and has no ability to negotiate those costs (yes, this is partially due to the bill being gutted and a handicapped version being the only thing that passed) a deeper review and regulation of costs is the only thing that can help reach consensus