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VJW, could you provide a few reputable links to some basic instruction on what exactly "universal health care" entails?

I DO believe that the insurance companies have driven up the cost of health care to outrageous extremes. Consumers are blind to the price, can't negotiate or pick their supplier (doctor) on price, and only look at the mostly meaningless amount of their deductible. In the mean time, their premiums are going up year after year.

One "medical" practice that has steadily declined in price? Cosmetic surgery. Why? Because insurers don't cover it, so doctors have to actually compete for your business because consumers are price sensitive to it.