Look at VA for Pete's sake.
the VA administration is typical of any federal program.. to big to fail.. yet real world business solutions often fail..
I think a better example would be the "other" government run health care programs..
Medicare.. cost are going up.. efforts to stem the costs are causing doctors to drop the patients.. (about $10,400 per person 2008)
Medicaid.. cost are going up.. efforts to stem the costs are causing doctors to drop the patients.. (about $8915 per person 2012)
Tricare.. they are raising the cost to the military, retired and their families,.. while cutting reimbursement costs.. yep the cost of the program is still going up.. ( about $5400 per person 2012)
these programs have been around long enough to show that cost reductions come with a price .. and that price has not dropped.. even when benefits were slashed.
If Obamacare lasts one more presidential term it will be another sacred cow..
anyone who thinks it will reduce taxpayer costs are not looking at facts..
let me know when these other programs costs' drop and I will then re-think my position on obamacare