I have been told that once you go after increasing health care costs (one goal of government run health care) hospitals will have to accept lower payments, whic

I have been told that once you go after increasing health care costs (one goal of government run health care) hospitals will have to accept lower payments, which will not be good for rural hospitals specifically. I am still in favor of doing that though. And ignoring that part, there are huge cost reductions to be had elsewhere, say, for example, an entire industry of medical billing and debt collection - though it'd sure be a shame to see all those nice folks out of work.