Indeed, What Has Private Insurance Done For Us?

I usually try to write for myself. In fact yesterday I wrote a bit about the evil ways of private insurance. But when somebody says exactly what I wanted to say and says it better, I yield the floor. So, please read Michael Hiltziks' piece in todays Los Angeles Times. This piece is Spot On.

What's So Great About Private Health Insurance?

The firms take billions of dollars out of the U.S. healthcare wallet as profits, while imposing enormous administrative costs on doctors, hospitals, employers and patients. They've introduced complexity into the system at every level. Your doctor has to fight them to get approval for the treatment he or she thinks is best for you. Your hospital has to fight them for approval for every day you're laid up. Then they have to fight them to get their bills paid, and you do too.