The best health care in the world

Myths about America's health care system.
1. It's the best in the world. No, it is only the most expensive.
2. Somebody else pays for your health insurance. No, rises in health costs are why wages have stagnated.
3. We only need to cut out the waste of private insurance. Yeah, we do, but that's only a one-time advantage and not big enough to pay for the uninsured.
4. It's going to cost too much. Not doing something will cost more and cost isn't the only problem -- the system is truly dysfunctional. What will cost a bundle is the lobbying efforts of the insurance and drug companies trying to maintain what we have.
5. America isn't ready for a major overhaul. Wrong again, a recent study says 70% of us believe it needs major fixes or a complete overhaul. What we don't want is the hysteria generated from the political battle.
6. Innovation will dry up. Nope. Doctors in other countries still search for better procedures and treatments.