re: #466 karmic_inquisitor

And how will they do that?

How will these health insurance companies lower the costs of care? Will they pay providers less? Will they get the insured to accept lower cost therapies? Or fewer treatment options?

You just bombed the thread - how, kind sir, will these costs be reduced?

You’re treating the healthcare system as if it were a perfect competition scenario a-la-Adam Smith.
It is not.
Wait until the new system is in place. If prices hike, or coverage becomes awful, I will humbly apologize and admit the wisdom of an overly expensive system which leaves millions without coverage.