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What makes _you_ think that? And no, Medicare is not a single payer
system.

because the power of negotiation will remove some of the bloated costs built
in, for starters. With the current system, a ton of breakdowns into various
insured groups almost ensures a lack of transparent price structures. And,
given human nature invites vast overpricing and profit taking.

That said, I'm with Jeff in saying that healthcare ought to be treated as a
societal benefit, or as he put it, a right of citizenship, not a for-profit
business.

Tom