That's how our government assures they grow what we need. That's also how America's food supply continues to be the world's most sophisticated and reliable. Some poorer countries already have out-paced us in health care. We have the technology to even the score, but we don't have the health care insurance companies' cooperation. Some things are best left to the private sector, but not health care management.
Human life is too precious a commodity to leave to the whims of the stock market.
The economy only stands to benefit. Hospitals have had no choice but to lay off registered nurses and replace them with less qualified orderlies. New equipment and medical supplies have become more difficult to buy and maintain, as well. Doctors also have had to work longer hours to make up for reduced wages and staff cuts. Cheaper treatment inevitably leads to inadequate and improper health care.