Should the number of hospitals in Illinois be based upon patient needs, or should hospitals be built based upon political payoffs to government officials?

In 2008, we have already seen a vigorous debate over different ways to expand the government’s role when it comes to our personal health-care options. Many of these debates involve hypothetical forecasts into the future. Here in Illinois, however, we need no such forecasts. We already have evidence of what happens when the government makes decisions over health care, providing us with interesting — and frightening — insight into how an expansion of the government’s role may impact us all.