[pilom]

> Health care in the US was cheap before the government got involved in it.

Only for those who were healthy and had employer provided insurance. Everyone else either went without or paid through the nose or was dropped as soon as they actually needed services. Healthcare premiums are more expensive now because the insurance is a much better product for many people.

[quantumwannabe]

You don't know the history of health care in the United States. Before the government got involved by instituting wage limits during WWII, there was no such thing as "employer provided insurance".