[maxerickson]

fee-for-service payment structure leading to perverse incentives

Wouldn't a single payer system make this easier to change? I guess there is a high chance that a single payer law might codify the payment structure and do it in a bad way, but at least then there is a clear path to improving the structure. Legislation modifying the single payer system to work better would probably be less controversial than legislation modifying our current system.

I'd like to see the tax advantages around employer health benefits disappear so that people have to take a nice clear look at just how much they are spending on health care, rather than just handing money to providers.

I'd also like to see providers that benefit from regulation be required to provide up front information about the prices of low risk services.