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And we know that most bankruptcies in the US are related to medical expenses. The market driven US health care system murders more people than all the terrorist groups put together. I commented on the recent meningitis outbreak another example of market failure with devastating results.
But we spend the most on our health care -- twice as much as anyone else -- and our health system is mediocre-to-poor, with 47 million of us lacking the insurance necessary to easily access it.It's not surprising that Americans want change. But the effects are bad for our health and, needless to say, bad for our insurance rates. 2  Conservatives make a huge deal out of medical malpractice claims, but studies show that our high rate of lawsuits is due to our high rate of medical error. 3  The crisis isn't just in the courtrooms, it's on the operating tables. 4  10.