This is a pretty good example of how centrist/conservative Americans find medical charity to be heartwarming but leftist types see it as a sign of a systemic breakdown
I hear all the time from right-leaning doctors' groups that there's no need to expand Medicaid or w/e because there are charities that will fill in the gaps, and isn't that great. Meanwhile left-leaning think tanks find it scary to have to rely on charity for surgery.
Here's a good example of that phenomenon: theatlantic.com/health/archive…
In a similar vein, I've heard from religious pro-life groups that we don't need abortion because charities will give baby clothes to the teen moms, which is not an argument that goes far with pro-choice groups.
