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Reforming health care has nothing to do with fixing the economy.



The exorbitant cost of American health care IS a drag on the economy. When a multi-national corporation decides upon which plot to plant a factory, the cost/effectiveness of health care is a concern.

And don't forget the stagnation of American employees trapped in an employer-based health care situation instead of embarking upon their entrepreneurial bent to do something better.

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Government can not do anything cheaper than private enterprise.



Laughable. Government appointees are somewhat more accountable than CEOs of the health insurance companies, whose top 10 salaries would provide health care for thousands:

Ron Williams - Aetna

Total Compensation: $24,300,112

H. Edward Hanway - CIGNA

Total Compensation: $12,236,740

Angela Braly - WellPoint

Total Compensation: $9,844,212

Dale Wolf - Coventry Health Care

Total Compensation: $9,047,469

Michael Neidorff - Centene

Total Compensation: $8,774,483

James Carlson - AMERIGROUP

Total Compensation: $5,292,546

Michael McCallister - Humana

Total Compensation: $4,764,309

Jay Gellert - Health Net

Total Compensation: $4,425,355

Richard Barasch - Universal American

Total Compensation: $3,503,702

Stephen Hemsley - UnitedHealth Group

Total Compensation: $3,241,042



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