Socialized Health Care in the USA

[Chesspiece_face]

I'm sorry. What power do insurance companies have? They went screaming to the State's designated bureaucrats, who pulled out their law books and threatened to revoke his license to practice medicine. I guess if that didn't stop him from treating the sick at too low a price, then jail time might do the trick.

First, let me establish what I think we can agree upon. The insurance companies offer a complicated contract which requires careful government oversight to prevent fraud. Most of the horror stories you hear about health care relate to fighting with insurance companies to honor their side of the contract, or with care givers who are more worried about how they will be paid, than they are about how they are delivering excellent service. The insurance industry has become wealthy enough to form a powerful lobbying group, and has influenced the government to "protect their interests".

That sounds like a good bit of power to me.