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There is nothing wrong with health care in the United States. You can expect to receive the finest treatment in the world. So, what are we arguing about?

Like everything else, it's about the money. It's like a game. The health care providers present outrageous bills, and the insurance companies pay the amount that pleases them. Nobody thinks a bandage is worth $20, and when you see it in print, you tend to laugh, but it's not funny when your premiums go up.

It seems to me that about the time the government created the ill-advised Medicare program, private insurance companies saw the chance to jump on the gravy train by covering people before they retired. Then, the attorneys joined the party, and the big money started to flow.

Years ago, sick people saw their doctors and paid just about as much as the physicians thought they could afford. It was a kinder, gentler time. Interestingly enough, paying your doctor bills in cash today can still be affordable if you negotiate. Processing insurance claims requires doctors to hire extra staff, and great savings could be achieved if 1. We eliminated health insurance, and 2. We severely restricted court ordered malpractice awards.

More government bureaucracy with its rules and regulations is counterproductive. Tell your legislators you don't want it.