Quote of the day

Richard Kirsch, national campaign manager at Health Care for America Now:

"[The medical device industry] has been very stubborn. They don't accept any responsibility for their role in driving up health-care costs. . . . That's why folks are going after them."

This is the mentality of those who advocate for misguided health care "reform". They see surging costs in the health care industry and conclude it is simply a result of corporate greed. There is little appreciation for the dynamics at play within the industry or acknowledgment that a lack of market forces is the real cost driver. Their minds are made up: corporations are the villains and must be dealt with by the strong arm of government.