[dljordan]

Might not part of the problems be caused by the insurance middlemen. They suck BILLIONS out of the healthcare industry every year.

[Angry Enough]

Might not part of the problems be caused by the insurance middlemen. They suck BILLIONS out of the healthcare industry every year.

Agreed. Let them be next on the list.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

That's definitely part of the problem. I think a larger part of the problem consists of:

1. The cost of malpractice insurance since the explosion of frivolous lawsuits (think John Edwards).
2. The cost of medical school.
3. The cost of covering the healthcare provided to people who have no insurance and whom the hospitals MUST treat by federal law (think 10 million illegal aliens). Senator Kyl of Arizona has testified before Congress about the need to seal the borders in order to save the hospitals in Arizona. He said something like 14 of the major hospitals are about bankrupt because of the Federal law to provide medical attention and the open border.

[JSteff]

Absolutely