Fact checked by Shannon Sparks When the Covid-19 pandemic struck, I felt a wave of relief. “Finally!” I said to anyone willing or close enough to listen, “This is going to expose the massive failures in our healthcare system, and we’ll come out of this better than before.” It really looked that way. The government was throwing money and assistance around like candy at a July 4th parade. I would have bet my tiny kingdom that the American health insurance industry would have changed for the better.