> Also, litigation is a problem for health care. We all pay for outrageous punitive damage awards. I'm not an expert, but I think it's very important for us (n

> Also, litigation is a problem for health care. We all pay for outrageous punitive damage awards. I'm not an expert, but I think it's very important for us (normal citizens) to be skeptical of these kinds of claims: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tort_reform#Healthcare_industry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tort_reform#Healthcare_industry Large corporations have created a mythology of an epidemic of frivolous lawsuits that Americans have completely internalized: those women weren't sexually harassed they just wanted to be bought off, or: she probably spilled coffee on herself on purpose. Also, you mention government bureaucracy and efficiency: I think it's worth pointing out that you can have a large amount of inefficient private sector bureaucracy, where the government could step in and create a more efficient system. The highway system is one obvious example. I think healthcare is also in this category.