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Originally Posted by rahl
That is not the role of government.
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Why not? Isn't it the roll of government to regulate the market to make sure that it's greed doesn't hurt too many people? Medical bills are the #1 cause of bankruptcies in the US right now, with 1.5-2 million a year, and more than three quarters of those are insured. Health care insurance costs are rising at several times the rate of inflation (generally about 2x). People with coverage are regularly denied service that they are covered for because it would cost the insurance more than they're comfortable playing. On top of all that are the people that aren't insured, that 47 (probably higher now) million number.
The market is very good at some things and very bad at others. The market has demonstrated for the past few decades that it's incapable of providing a functional medical system.