[MD] The Death Panels

[John Carl]

>
>  What I fail to understand here is why so many Americans can't see the
> obvious in that you are unlikely to be stuck with a single system of
> healthcare. As Ian has pointed out you can have a mix of private and public
> healthcare with extra care available if you opt for extra levels of
> insurance.



The real issue in this country is tort reform.  Take the lawyers and the
malpractice insurance companies completely out of the health equation and
health care costs would plummet.