Must See TV

And it's not even Larry Kudlow.

John Stossel will interview Michael Moore and provide a (gasp!) free market view of health care on a 20/20 special this Friday night.

Government rationing health care in Canada is why when Karen Jepp went into labor with her quadruplets last month, she flew to Montana to have the babies. No nearby neonatal unit in Canada had room for her.

And everyone is complaining about the millions of Americans who are uninsured. But is health insurance such a good thing? What if you had grocery insurance? You wouldn't care what things cost. Why buy hamburger? I'll just buy steak. Why use coupons? Why look for sales? I'll just buy … everything. My insurance company's paying. That increases costs, because when bills are paid with "other people's money," costs skyrocket.

Don't worry, I have some good news about some different approaches — ones that reduce costs and still make medicine good for patients.

Stossel has a guest editorial (free link) in the WSJ today to whet your appetite.

Friday night -- it should be good.

Health Care Posted by John Kranz at September 13, 2007 12:39 PM