(politicians) have the moral obligation to either fix the problem our get
out of the
business of health care altogether and let the citizens, through their
respective provinces or free-market (or some combo between the two),
account
for themselves.


You almost had me convinced there. What planet do you come from where
politicians either:

1. recognize or care about what you may percieve as a moral obligation ?
2. account for anything ?

Here are the two items that your pols ARE concerned about.
First, how much are you going to donate to their re-election campaign and
second, how many votes are you bringing with you ?