Original sentence: Supporters of the current system see it as an unpleasant compromise: it guarantees excellent care for the 100 million who have money to pay for good insurance, so-so care for the 150 million who have mediocre insurance or government insurance, and bare-bones emergency care for the 40 million who don't have any insurance
Edited sentence: The current system can then be seen as an unpleasant compromise: it guarantees excellent care for the 100 million who have money to pay for good insurance, so-so care for the 150 million who have mediocre insurance or government insurance, and bare-bones emergency care for the 40 million who don't have any insurance.Thus, with all of the above in mind, it is clear why American libertarians and conservatives defend the current system, dysfunctional as it is, as preserving the excellence of American medicine