[stormer]

“Maybe the fact that Ben Carson is actually a medical professional means he might have an understanding about how the industry works?”

That’s like expecting a mechanic to run a car company.

[entropy12]

LOL good analogy!

[Grampa Dave]

Excellent!

That’s like expecting a mechanic to run a car company.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Of course, we need someone with lengthy and varied experience in the healthcare delivery field, given the obvious positive trajectory those already involved have put in on.

Extensive experience with government oversight should be mandatory, because of it's rigorous real-world feedback mechanisms that reward success and punish failure.

Academic experience, preferably visiting fellowships and OBVIOUSLY Ivy league credentials, as those foster understanding of and empathy for the ultimate beneficiaries/consumers of healthcare.

I'll take shop floor wisdom over management theory any day of the week.