Senator John Marty

Sure. Well, I think as the medical profession and our knowledge of medicine has grown, we've learned, we've gone from ancient times or even much closer to ancient times than we want to think where we had really harmful medical practices like bleeding was going to solve illnesses until a hundred years ago.

Sure. Well, I think as the medical profession and our knowledge of medicine has grown, we've learned, we've gone from ancient times or even much closer to ancient times than we want to think where we had really harmful medical practices like bleeding was going to solve illnesses until a hundred years ago.

I mean, it's literally modern medicine is relatively new and we've done incredible things, life expectancy getting much better, everything else. And I think here in the United States, we've got some of the best providers in the world and so on. Minnesota, particularly, we've got some of the best medical professionals, doctors, nurses, researchers.

I mean, it's literally modern medicine is relatively new and we've done incredible things, life expectancy getting much better, everything else. And I think here in the United States, we've got some of the best providers in the world and so on. Minnesota, particularly, we've got some of the best medical professionals, doctors, nurses, researchers.

It's got some of the best facilities in the world, some of the best technology in the world. We've got wonderful things. And overall, mainly more from public health than from individual technologies and so on. Life expectancy, as you know, has been growing and growing and growing until, oops,

It's got some of the best facilities in the world, some of the best technology in the world. We've got wonderful things. And overall, mainly more from public health than from individual technologies and so on. Life expectancy, as you know, has been growing and growing and growing until, oops,

last few years, it's been shrinking, which points to one of the problems we have that the healthcare system, we think we have the best in the world.

last few years, it's been shrinking, which points to one of the problems we have that the healthcare system, we think we have the best in the world.

And I would argue we in many ways have some of the best facilities, research, training, technology, professionals, some of the best in the world, but our healthcare system is one of the most, it's certainly probably the most dysfunctional of any developed nation. And we've been doing because there are problems. Healthcare is getting more expensive.

And I would argue we in many ways have some of the best facilities, research, training, technology, professionals, some of the best in the world, but our healthcare system is one of the most, it's certainly probably the most dysfunctional of any developed nation. And we've been doing because there are problems. Healthcare is getting more expensive.

In the early 1960s, I believe it was 4% of the economy. Maybe it was 5% of the economy. Now we're almost up to 20%. We're at 18 some percent of the economy now. And so it's not just inflation adjusted, but it's kind of quadrupled. It's quadrupled what percent of the fast growing economy is. And so we are spending a lot. And

In the early 1960s, I believe it was 4% of the economy. Maybe it was 5% of the economy. Now we're almost up to 20%. We're at 18 some percent of the economy now. And so it's not just inflation adjusted, but it's kind of quadrupled. It's quadrupled what percent of the fast growing economy is. And so we are spending a lot. And

And we also have never in this country made sure that everybody has access to healthcare. And so we have, unfortunately, when you look at how things go, you hear so many politicians and others, oh, we've got the best healthcare system in the world.

And we also have never in this country made sure that everybody has access to healthcare. And so we have, unfortunately, when you look at how things go, you hear so many politicians and others, oh, we've got the best healthcare system in the world.

But we are now, we spend a lot more than others do, our life expectancy, infant mortality rates, all of which have been getting more negative the last few years. They were never near the top. I mean, they were not nearly as good as they should have been. I think one WHO, World Health Organization, I think they've rated us like 37th best in the world.

But we are now, we spend a lot more than others do, our life expectancy, infant mortality rates, all of which have been getting more negative the last few years. They were never near the top. I mean, they were not nearly as good as they should have been. I think one WHO, World Health Organization, I think they've rated us like 37th best in the world.

And when you count how many developed nations there are, it's not that good. And so I'd say it's been getting worse. And part of the reason it's getting worse is because of health policy. Because each individual practitioner using the knowledge they have, they make mistakes. And we have lacks of knowledge. And we've got all that.

And when you count how many developed nations there are, it's not that good. And so I'd say it's been getting worse. And part of the reason it's getting worse is because of health policy. Because each individual practitioner using the knowledge they have, they make mistakes. And we have lacks of knowledge. And we've got all that.

But aside from that, the system, the way we put it together and make it work has been getting worse. And it never was a system. It was sort of a non-system patchwork quilt of how we cover people and everything else. And unfortunately, again, as you said, this is my 37th year in the state senate.

But aside from that, the system, the way we put it together and make it work has been getting worse. And it never was a system. It was sort of a non-system patchwork quilt of how we cover people and everything else. And unfortunately, again, as you said, this is my 37th year in the state senate.