Wall Street deregulation allowed all of the major drug companies to be bought by foreigners.  They have Universal Healthcare at home, but gouge the U.S. following the model created by the locals.  The "non-profit" Catholic "healthcare" system is a major player in the escalating costs of hospitals and physician groups as they have absorbed the same in a mad acquistion drive over the past 20 years.  The major components are Providence, Peacehealth, in the Northwest.  The result is almost monopoly control of all healthcare providers from Alaska to Oregon and beyond.  All without paying taxes as religion exemption despite being some of the biggest corporate revenue producers throughout the nation.  At the same time Bishops determine access to procedures under religious claims against abortion, contraception, and end-of-life, all not allowed to any citizen.  The Catholic healthcare industry is the largest private healthcare system in the nation.  Time to end the tax exemptions.