This is very true. I worked in healthcare and the US system is a bizarre mix of government regulations and half-measures that actually make the system worse.

This is very true. I worked in healthcare and the US system is a bizarre mix of government regulations and half-measures that actually make the system worse. A great example is the 340B law. It forces drug makers to give hospitals that have a high proportion of indigents (low income patients) massive discounts. So what happened? Hospitals saw a cash cow and bought up a ton of small oncology clinics and brought them in house. The cost of providing oncology care in a hospital system is more expensive. Basically the law did nothing for passing savings to patients and actualy drove up healthcare costs. It one example of many in the US system.