> My point is that we shouldn't exactly be relying on the U.S. government to do it. The best systems in the world are highly regulated but not actually run by g

> My point is that we shouldn't exactly be relying on the U.S. government to do it. The best systems in the world are highly regulated but not actually run by governments. My point is that the US govt will be doing the regulating. Note that the US govt doesn't actually provide medical services under medicare either - it just "regulates" them. I didn't say anything about what Obama could do - free rein means he gets to decide. He can go with regulation, govt hospitals, whatever. > in a fee-for-service system, fewer errors just means less money. IIRC, Medicare mandates fee-for-service. Under the terms of my deal, Obama gets to change that. My private health care doesn't work on a fee-for-service system (at least as far as doctors and medical staff are concerned). I doubt that it's the only one. Yes - it's in the US. If its existence surprises you....