Stan Brock’s clinics march the country and do what the government is either unable or unwilling to: improve Americans’ access to health care.

Thousands Visit Free Clinics: ‘We’re The Middle Class, And We’re Here’ | The Federalist

It is a scene that would not be out of place in Jordan or on Europe’s Mediterranean shoes. Yet it unfolded in a small corner of America called Wise, Virginia, from July 21 to 23, at a temporary clinic offering free health care.

“We have great technology — if you can afford it,” says Stan Brock, the man with the British accent. “But millions and millions of people in this country simply cannot afford it. That’s why you’re seeing huge crowds like this.”

Mr. Brock goes on to comment on how the ACA didn’t help and he doesn’t see any of the updated proposals that will work…

As politicians debate and our president tweets about the best way to approach health care for Americans, Brock and his army of volunteers march the country and do what the government is either unable or unwilling to do: They make sure anyone within their reach has access to health care.

It’s obviously the fault of the two principal parties that don’t seem to be able to agree on the best way to do it,” Brock says as he sits in the RAM Command Center, a trailer in the parking lot outside the Wise Fairgrounds. “The Affordable Care Act didn’t fix it, didn’t make any difference to the size of the crowds we see all around the U.S. Then I read the House version and that’s not going to do it. And then I read the preamble, a couple hundred pages, to the Senate version and that’s not going to do it either.”

The system is broken, Brock says. But no one in government seems to be listening.

That leaves RAM and clinics like this one in Wise—where 2,000 people receive free medical, dental, and vision care—to serve as “the voice of the people,” he says.

The article goes on to discuss how the country is aligning itself behind single payer. To which I say, “be careful what you wish for.”

Reading through some of the people described, I am somewhat taken aback that they can’t get care. The ACA should be helping many. Medicaid would help others, but I think it depends on whether it’s been expanded or not. No doubt people have fallen through the cracks that some, but not all, should be benefiting from the ACA tax credits. Truly, the ACA has not made it into the nooks and crannies of the heartland.

But backing away from all of that, the root of the problems is the byzantine patchwork of our medical system. It’s a disgrace. Additionally, the ACA has forced consolidation of medical practices. This cannot, cannot be good. There are some good proposals out there, but this sentence from the article rings true…

They don’t care about his policies, tweets, or banal comments on French parades. When you’re making $700 a month and insurance costs $825, you just want someone to blow it all up and start over.

And that in a nutshell, is what needs to happen. The problem is no one has the political courage and the american citizens with a voice are scared of change.