To the editor : The collection of pieces on how tech is going to solve America’s healthcare problems is putting the cart before the horse ( “Reclaiming American leadership in healthcare innovation: The ‘Make American Health Tech Great Again’ call to action” ; “Stop waiting, start building: A national call to modernize healthcare,” Aug. 24).
Of course, technology and artificial intelligence will improve our health system, but that is not the biggest problem our country faces in healthcare. That problem is the decades-long stubborn resistance to establishing universal coverage in this country. The United States is the only high-income nation without national health insurance. The Los Angeles Times piece cites the White House, the Department of Government Efficiency and the Centers