[Hugh the Scot]

"The only action I want the government to take would be to get the hell out of the health care business entirely -- and that includes eliminating anything in the tax code related to health care costs, too."

That will not accomplish this:

"Destroying the employer market will do more to "fix" health care in this country than anything else that has been discussed."

Or this:

"This link between employment and health coverage should be severed ASAP."

The tax situation may encourage corporate participation, but it's not the key ingredient.
Maybe I didn't misread the original post after all.

[Alberta's Child]

I didn't mean the government had to destroy the link between employment and health care by outlawing it.

It's funny how we never have to discuss out-of-control costs in health care procedures like elective cosmetic surgery and laser eye surgery. Those procedures are subject to normal market forces of supply and demand -- and have gotten much less expensive over time. The reason for this is simple: Insurance plans don't cover them, and people pay for them out of their own pockets.

Imagine that.