If there were no money in healthcare than you would have a big brain loss. You could cut a lot of managment out and not feel it, but if you lose the Docs and the research, we would feel that. There are not alot of professions that I think are more important than healthcare. Profit is not bad, and isn't evil in itself, but we don't have a real capitalistic based healthcare system. Its more like an oligarchy. And that tends to lead to price gouging. Especially when the government gets involved as a payer. Nothing the government touches goes down in price.

 

Quote:Wanted to add a quick note thanking everyone for their feedback. I will be adding my opinions in the next day or so, both general and with a bit of feedback from my recent efforts in setting up my primary care provider (switched insurance with my employer in December). I guess the short version is based on my recent experience my dog could build a better health care system (and I don't even have a dog). Good people in the system, but the mechanics suck. 

This is what happens when you don't have Fee for service or universal healthcare. The middle tends to combine the worst aspects of both. If it was all cash things would be cheaper, and you would have more control over your care. If it was universal you would have much less control but wouldn't go bankrupt. As is you don't have good control for the most part, and you still get to go bankrupt.

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