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<blockquote data-quote="DidUHearThat?" data-source="post: 7200925" data-attributes="member: 594758">I think there is a role for gov&#039;t.&nbsp; A big role even.&nbsp; Just not as big brother.&nbsp; The fed gov&#039;t is the single largest employer and insurer and has a big stake in what our health care system looks like and how to control costs while providing the best care.&nbsp; Or at least the best bang for it&#039;s buck.If they and other large employers,&nbsp; unions, hospitals and doctors have a rational discussion on how to get better health care for the money we already spend and limit costs without the big insurance companies and HMO&#039;s having a seat at the table.&nbsp; I&#039;d like to see that happen.&nbsp; Maybe some legislation and some tax funding too.&nbsp; Just something reasonable and not a blank check with unlimited power.&nbsp; There has to be a way to make improvements without pissing on the Constitution and bankrupting everything and everyone while leaving grandma getting beaten with a coat hanger.Tort reform is mostly just lobbying by a few big companies to limit award sizes for cases they know they are about to lose.&nbsp; I don&#039;t believe in blanket imunities or jury limits.&nbsp; The tort system is too slow and expensive, but otherwise it works pretty well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DidUHearThat?, post: 7200925, member: 594758"] I think there is a role for gov't. A big role even. Just not as big brother. The fed gov't is the single largest employer and insurer and has a big stake in what our health care system looks like and how to control costs while providing the best care. Or at least the best bang for it's buck. If they and other large employers, unions, hospitals and doctors have a rational discussion on how to get better health care for the money we already spend and limit costs without the big insurance companies and HMO's having a seat at the table. I'd like to see that happen. Maybe some legislation and some tax funding too. Just something reasonable and not a blank check with unlimited power. There has to be a way to make improvements without pissing on the Constitution and bankrupting everything and everyone while leaving grandma getting beaten with a coat hanger. Tort reform is mostly just lobbying by a few big companies to limit award sizes for cases they know they are about to lose. I don't believe in blanket imunities or jury limits. The tort system is too slow and expensive, but otherwise it works pretty well. [/QUOTE]

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