The US health care system is bizarre, to me it seems broken. There is no cost control at all. I had an MRI on my back, luckily I have insurance. When I got a copy of the bill I noticed the cost was $6,000+ but they excepted @ $600 from the insurance company as payment and wrote the rest off. My doctor charges $130 a visit but they except $20 from the insurance as full payment (I think it might actually be $10 but you get the point). So the insurance companies have negotiated prices. So until things change it's cheaper for the government to pay insurance premiums than medical bills.

I'm all for a National Health System. Get control over pricing and then tackle big pharma. Nice dream but not happening in my life time.