[WHBates]

"Look I had an MRI the other day..I was in the office 30 minutes, and the bill was $1400. If the free market was allowed to work and the insurance company wasn’t controlling the cost structure, that procedure would probably be around $250."

How does it benefit the insurance company for the cost to be $1400. Do you have insurance? If so do you actually look at EOB's when issued? The insurance company probably only paid $250 dollars. To a large extent the $1400 dollars is caused by the government intrusion into the industry.

[ez]

I’m not saying it benefits the insurance industry, I’m saying the idea of collecting health care dollars out of peoples paychecks isolates the service from the payment, allowing the costs to spiral higher, which drives the payment up, which drives the cost up, which drives the payment up... I pay $4800 a year and my employer pays a lot more than that. That’s a lot of cash...it’s no wonder the Democrats have been trying to get their hands on it since Carter.

[SierraWasp]

"To a large extent the $1400 dollars is caused by the government intrusion into the industry."

By George! I think you've got it!! Bravo!!! Encore!!!