Quote:Lives will always be lost in medicine. Giving the patient options on what procedures and who to perform them is the Best way to limit losses. In a single payer system you have no options only what the single payer will authorize and to be performed by the authorized party. More options is always better than a monopoly.

You have a very limited view of single payer. I guess the better option is to have multiple for-profit options to somehow determine that your risk is too great, and major operations only be a personal consideration after paying exorbitant premiums. Maybe genetic testing of the population is necessary...perhaps that will help the market balance itself out more quickly.

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