Private or public which is the less expensive illness insurance?

You should read these papers:


http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/04/the-complexities-of-comparing-medicare-choices/

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2011/08/09/is-medicare-more-efficient-than-private-insurance/

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/12/its-the-health-care-costs-stupid/

http://theincidentaleconomist.com/wordpress/delaying-medicare-eligibility-is-bad-for-health/

Hum, it seems to me that you should first have the choice...