That sounds like you're taking a favored conclusion and arguing backwards. How many people have health insurance in the US? How many of those are government e

That sounds like you're taking a favored conclusion and arguing backwards. How many people have health insurance in the US? How many of those are government employees? (Answer: far less than half) Is the government running health insurance? (Answer: no). EDIT: Wasn't trying to get too political on this. I just find the argument "the government buys some health insurance, so that's why it's expensive" outrageously unpersuasive.