To the editor:

For a nation that never misses an opportunity to declare itself “the greatest country in the world” (thus further isolating us), our health care situation is a disaster unparalleled in the “developed” world. Despite overblown medical fees and overblown administrative staff, we are still “the best” and resist considering a single-payer option enjoyed by “lesser nations.”

Having taught dance in universities across the nation since 1973, I assure you that our country is getting fatter at a younger age. Now it looks like obese talk show host Rush Limbaugh wants to have a say on decisions that may affect the future of patient care! Improving patient care should be decided on Capitol Hill along with health care professionals. It should exclude insurance companies that, by their very nature based on profit, have a conflict of interest with patient health.

Patrick Suzeau,
Lawrence