On Fri, 10 Jun 2005 18:35:42 -0400, *JimH* wrote:


Naturally the higher number is better when trying to make a claim that we
are in a crisis mode with healthcare.

It seems to me that even if you have insurance, health care is in a crisis
mode. The 13-50 million uninsured are only a part of the problem. We
spend 15% of our GDP on health care, that's fully 5% more than the next
highest. That's a rather large competitive disadvantage to business in
the global market. In another thread, weren't you just complaining about
unions and their health care costs driving jobs offshore? Well, it isn't
just unions. It's any company that provides health care as part of their
package. Insured or not, union or not, American health care costs are
problematic.