I agree with what I gather is the thrust of your comment; that it is high time we looked at providing better, more affordable health care that puts the interests of the patient and the patient’s family ahead of all other considerations. My caveat about the patient’s family is based on my belief that the patient should not unreasonably be kept alive at the expense of the economic survivability of the family.

In the quest to provide better, more affordable health care, I believe a high priority should be given to taking the middleman (the employee leasing company in this case) out of the health care facility (usually a hospital) staffing picture. Having the staff be employed directly by the health care facility will make that facility more responsive to and more responsible for the health care needs of the patient. And by taking the middleman out of the picture, it will eliminate a profit center and, thus, cut the cost of patient care.