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Our special coverage on health care (uschamber.com, March 2008) explored the causes of rising costs and set forth solutions proposed by the presidential candidates, lawmakers, and health policy experts. The coverage generated a number of responses at www.uschambermagazine.com.

 

"I do not agree with people who say we should revamp the entire system for the least common denominators. Yes, there will always be some who 'fall through the cracks,' but you can't account for every possibility. Like it or not, there are people who opt out of the system because they want to."
-Mercedes Hale, Anderson, California

 

"The answer to our national health care dilemma is somewhere between fully government-run systems and free market (purely patient funded) care with a reduction of private insurance companies."
-Michael Dore,  San Francisco, California

 

"Buying power is the biggest first step for us, the consumers. If I bought one set of tires from a local tire center, I would pay a lot more than if I bought 500,000 sets of tires. States need to let their citizens be a buying group."
-Scott M., Boise, Idaho

 

"I continually hear 'insurance will pay for it.' This only serves to drive up the cost of health care and ultimately the cost of insurance."
-D. Harkins, El Dorado, Kansas