From The Health Care Summit.  Ultimately, how will the government control costs?

Arnold Kling grades the summit.

Also On This Site: The most knowledgable articles I’ve read that make the case for some government involvement are here:

Atul Gawande At The New Yorker: ‘The Cost Conundrum Persists’

Addition:  And with protectionism as a barrier for free trade across borders, farmers buying crop insurance on governement fixed prices etc. clearly there are problems with the nationalized farm subsidy programs as well.