Wow, just wow.  Using the Gard case as an example of why single payer isn't a generally good thing is beyond nonsensical. First off, the government isn't making the recommendation to cease useless further treatments, it is the hospital (backed up by the courts). Now if one wants to believe it's a conspiracy between the government bureaucrats, the courts and the hospital, be my guest. And even if it is the government making that decision, is it any worse than having insurance companies doing so? Doubtful. As for the "improved competition" claim, we've been down that road before, which led to Obmacare. Corporations tend to want to grow larger and aquire other companies, which unregulated will virtually always result in less, not more competition. Cost control pre Obamacare was a joke, but you'd actually need to actually have an understanding of history to know that. What we need to stay as far away as possible from is palaver like what Rosin is spewing.