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Once the decision is made that everyone must be provided health care, I don't see how keeping the insurance companies in the loop can be cost effective. Wouldn't they just be middlemen taking in profits that could be spent to provide better care?
As far as controlling costs, I think loquitur has a good point. As long as people with insurance do not care what the overall cost is there will be no competitive reason for providers to lower prices.
I read recently that the average person now gets 14 prescriptions a year. I don't think I have had that many in my life. We are becoming a nation of drug users and the doctors are our suppliers. I wonder just how many of these pills are really necessary.
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