re: #760 garhighway

And there is most certainly nothing intrinsically tricky about running a health insurance operation that is beyond the scope and abilities of a well-run governmental agency.

Maybe not, but as you stated, not all government agencies are well-run.

Here’s the rub: If that government program isn’t well-run and is wasteful, that is very difficult to change. They just ask for more money, which they usually get.

If a private company isn’t well-run or efficient, they just fail and are replaced by a better company.