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Re:Bedside Cancer Detector by OstiaAntica on Friday March 04, 2011 @05:56PM (#2290178)
The government mandates various coverages, restricts competition, taxes health care extra if purchased by individuals, restricts the number of doctors, and gives trial layers free run of the place.
Re:Bedside Cancer Detector by anigbrowl on Friday March 04, 2011 @09:17PM (#2290623)
True, but corruption's a two-way street - the people who write the checks are as bad as the people who cash them. Healthcare is a market that just doesn't seem to clear properly and the corruption is a symptom of market failure rather than the cause.