[GeorgefromGeorgia]

I like Milton Friedman's plan. Give everyone catastrophic coverage (paid for by current Medicare and Medicaid $$) and eliminate subsidizing health insurance. Allow anyone to have Medical Savings Accounts. This does away with all the Government bureaucrats trying to control prices and allows the market and people to decide when they really need to go to the doctor. Not the current system that encourages non-insured to run down to the local ER at no expense to them.

[DB]

I generally agree. But I also know what would happen.

That "catastrophic" coverage would be expanded repeatedly over time until it included a toe ache. That's what politicians do... Pander for votes...