Why talk about reality in terms of stories and angles? Why not talk in terms of facts and truths? You speak as if it is better to blame an insurance company rather then your doctor buddies because of a narrative. Are we so weak that we can't take the truth at face value?

These are the facts: 1. Doctors the US are paid more than doctors in other countries. 2. Medical care in the US is lowest in quality among most 1st world countries.

There is a logical outcome from these two facts: The high bar required to enter medical school or residency does not produce better doctors.

The other thing that gets me is why are we attacking insurance? Obama did it. It didn't work. You know logically if health insurance companies are all so evil, a good business startup idea would be to form a company that isn't so evil and cheap. This company will of course out compete all other insurance companies, by being the first cheap and moral insurance company! What a genius idea. Sounds really similar to obamas plan of simply using the federal government to enforce some moral principles onto the whole industry.

Maybe none of this works because insurance companies are already operating on edge. To stay competitive and offer customers competitive premiums they have to screw over people asking for claims. Maybe this occurs because medical costs in the US are too high? Why are all these costs so high? Probably to payoff someones' super high salary...

Look. Every medical cost in the us from insurance to hospital bills is higher than other countries. In terms of regulation the only difference between us and other 1st world countries is the supply of doctors and the supply of medicine.

The united states places the most restrictive cartel policies on these two areas. All other problems in the medical world stem from these policies.