Physicians and other health-care professionals know what’s really at stake, not a business executive:

I believe that there are people who are best qualified to help solve this looming crisis. I put my trust in anyone who has ever had to take care of a sick person in the middle of the night, because this person is grounded in what this whole mess is all about.

The problems in medical care these days are mostly financial. Who pays and who benefits? We need people who can address these problems.

But we need people who know where the rubber meets the road. It’s not all about money. It’s about suffering.

Doctors, nurses and other medical professionals who have devoted themselves to the relief of human suffering need to be at the table for these discussions. A business executive, however competent, and regardless of his or her expertise in financial matters, can only bring so much experience to the deliberations.