On 2007-10-15 18:06:29, Vitaliy wrote: > Are there any countries out there, that have a successful free > market-based health care system? I don't think so. I think one of the reasons is that health care is by definition contrary to the market premises. As it is, "health" care pros only get paid when you're not healthy -- guess what their economic incentives are to make you consistently healthy? Gerhard -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist