Government already pays 65% of all healthcare dollars in the US, through Medicare, Medicaid, VA, etc. To blame costs on “private industry” and “corporate fat cats” is kinda silly.
Regulation and liability is turning medical care into a regional monopoly, especially for hospitals.
Third party payment and lack of competition is driving costs up at an unacceptable rate.
Note that the cost non-reimbursed care such are vision correction surgury has dropped by 40% to 60% in the last few years, as free market competition drives prices down and quality up.
Exactly. My concern (and all free people’s concern) is that the Gubmint has no hope of reducing health care costs on the supply side.
It appears that they are reaching for straws and trying to reduce health care demand by cajoling, coercing, nagging people to take better care of themselves through increasingly draconian measures.
Don't worry -- wait'll they make it a "mandated benefit"! :-)