> [US healthcare] needs to be torn down and rebuilt from scratch... Here are some numbers, just to provide perspective: [1] The worst recession in recent hist

> [US healthcare] needs to be torn down and rebuilt from scratch... Here are some numbers, just to provide perspective: [1] The worst recession in recent history (2008-09) featured a drop of US GDP by -2.5%. The US healthcare spending per capita is about twice as high than EU average. US healthcare spending is about 17% of GDP. Which means if we somehow manage to fix it and bring it to average European levels, that would represent a drop of -8.5% GDP We haven't seen GDP drops like this since WW2. So... I seriously doubt "rebuild from scratch" will work. We need a gradual, systematic cost cutting program spread over 10-15 years. And why aim at EU average? Let's make it the world's most efficient, while we're at it. [1] quoting from memory, feel free to google & correct me