> Kevin wrote:
> Tier 1: rich people get treated great.
> Tier 2: poor people get screwed.

Heeeyyyyy ... that's the American system.

Really, though, the government has never created wealth and therefore
will never be the best place to put health care.  The market is the
best place for it with the participants picking up the tab for a
portion or all of those that can't afford it.

The market version is called consumer-driven health care (CDHC).  It
was popularized by Harvard prof Regina Herzlinger and there are
companies popping up all over to provide CDHC plans.  One very
successful company was called Definity, but it was recently snapped up
by UnitedHealth.

CDHC has already been successful in the plastic surgery market.  If
you wanted a nose job you'd shop around for the best price/quality
point you're comfortable with.  The same can work for angioplasties.

The US gov't web site that is releasing comparative data on hospitals
is the first step in the CDHC health care reform direction.

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