Hospitals in the US over-prescribe, and over-treat, because health insurers will pay. Drug companies will charge US customers more, because health insurers wil

Hospitals in the US over-prescribe, and over-treat, because health insurers will pay. Drug companies will charge US customers more, because health insurers will pay. Good luck importing drugs from ebay - it's not legal! Doctors, and hospital managers charge more, because health insurers pay. Good luck getting an unqualified doctor to prescribe penicillin - it's not legal! If the government was paying for more of it, they would train more doctors, and force drug companies to lower prices (as they do in most countries). Removing the profit motive in public hospitals makes them focus on better care, not more expensive care. Then the private sector has some real competition (Australia and Canada both have private health ... it's better than the US for most people).