These are just some of the tough issues to be debated. And it is your health care that is at stake.

Incentives matter

Right now, many physicians are declining to take new Medicare patients because of the low reimbursement rate. So governmental price-setting can work -- if you can find a physician to give care at those prices. There's no incentive to take more patients if you lose money on patient care.

Right now, physicians may overdo the testing process -- not in the interest of diagnosing the patient, but because they are incented to protect themselves in potential lawsuits. The cost of the testing, and their malpractice insurance, adds to the overall health care bill. But if you've been a victim of malpractice, you want the right of recovery.

Right now, people who have insurance never question the cost of care. But health savings accounts give the incentive to stay well, and spend health care dollars wisely -- since money not spent grows tax-deferred for future health care needs.

If we want the best doctors, the best health care, the best medicine, the best medical technology and the best drugs, we're going to have to rely on a system of incentives -- not government directives. That's never worked in any health care system -- unless people are willing to wait, willing to ration care and willing to settle for less than the best. We can come up with a better solution in America. And that's The Savage Truth.