On Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:11:16 -0400, Secular Humouresque
wrote:

Justice Dept. Sues Michigan Blue Cross Over Pricing Deals
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department alleged Monday in a lawsuit
that Michigan Blue Cross Blue Shield is discouraging competition by
engaging in practices that raise hospital prices, conduct an assistant
attorney general vowed to challenge anywhere else it is found in the
United States.

just think...we could export this to the rest of the world! yes, the
right would have such business practices be the model instead of
'socialized' medicine. after all, ours is the most expensive, least
effective medical care in the west