Almost all sides agree that the health care system in the United States, which contributes about 17% of GDP, suffers from several problems. High costs, low quality, confusing insurance and co-payments even for experts, and the growing gap between rich and poor are just a few of those problems. However, this ancient system reflects the country’s constitutional foundations and political culture that all involve serious skepticism about government intervention, contempt for central authority, as well as a glorification of individual liberties and personal responsibility. Translating this ideology into a modern state is a complex endeavor that often leads to formulations similar…