Shameless misdeed by a greedy corporation. That being said, I fail to understand one thing about those who propose a single payer system (and I mean this with

Shameless misdeed by a greedy corporation. That being said, I fail to understand one thing about those who propose a single payer system (and I mean this with all sincerity): If we cannot afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, and medications, how can we afford to pay for doctors, hospitals, medications, plus a bureaucracy to manage all of it? To me, "negotiating" better deals doesn't work. As a single payer system, that's just a rephrasing of "price controls". It seems game theory could be put to good use here, as life is effectively a single round game where many (most?) participants will spend everything they can for the game to not end (i.e. extend their lives and postpone their death). This one attribute seems destined to really challenge insurance of any kind (including single payer) given the large aging demographics in the US (aka "Baby Boomers").