Well, he was asked would you scrap it and he said yes.

But it doesn't really matter how Ezra Klein or anyone else wants to parse his words. His point that American health care isn't focused on costs is simply untrue, and reflects the deeper problems with the whole reform process.

It is all very complicated and the Businessweek piece you link to is very good, thanks for sharing that!

Cheers,

Evan

Nice, thoughtful post, marred only by your assertion that Buffett would have Obama “scrap the whole thing and start over”.

Uhhhh, no.

See Ezra Klein's recap of Buffett's recent CNBC interview:

“If it was a choice today between plan A, which is what we've got, or plan B, the Senate bill, I would vote for the Senate bill. But I would much rather see a plan C that really attacks costs.”

. (my emphasis).

That's hardly the same thing as saying, without qualification, “scrap the whole thing & start over”.

Also, see Clay Christensen's recent Businessweek article, which shares your “the challenge of health care costs is amplified by health care's silos” theme.