I know nothing about auto repair. I, similarly, cannot determine whether or not I am being ripped off when I get an auto repair bill. I can go by word of mouth, or seek advice from former customers on the Web, or read Consumer Reports. But I don't KNOW how good my auto repair place is. Similarly, the health care consumer doesn't know if their doctor is any good, either. You can use word of mouth, check the Web-but you don't know. If you're not getting care that you are supposed to
get (ie that your doctor wants to give you) because your insurance doesn't feel like paying for it, you lose. Health care rationing is going on, in America, right now, today-except it is going to line the pockets of Aetna and Cigna. Personally, since there is going to be rationing, I would rather the
government do it, and at least have a fighting chance that it be rational.
And, don't forget-what is your defense against denial of care? Those wasteful, frivolous lawsuits. I honestly hope it never happens to you, but a life threatening illness to you or a loved one might help you see how hopelessly broken the US system is.

And who else favors national health care? Those communists at General Motors-
"Another potential ally in reform is Big Business. The experience of General Motors is emblematic. GM, which provides health insurance to more people than any other private employer in the country, calculates that its health-care bill adds more than $1,500 to the price of every vehicle sold. Chief Executive Richard Wagoner Jr. has publicly complained that there's a crying need for a national solution. Self-interest? Sure, but most American companies share the pain to some degree. "
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jan2006/nf20060123_1965_db013.htm
Hospital Corporation of America-
"HCA CEO Jack Bovender came close to calling for a single-payer system, though he still couldn't utter the phrase "socialized medicine." "Hospitals have become the ultimate safety net for health care services for the vast majority of America's more than 44 million uninsured," he said. "It is time for all sectors of society, both public and private, health care and non-health care, to participate in solving this societal issue, by providing affordable health insurance for all Americans and more equitably sharing this growing cost to society." "
http://www.slate.com/id/2099036/
the National Association of Manufacturers-
“Now that the magnitude of these underlying costs pressures is understood, it is important that federal and state officials begin to address them with new pro-manufacturing policies,” he said. “Foremost among these should be tax, regulatory, health and legal reforms.”
http://www.mapi.net/html/prelease.cfm?release_id=990