Health Care and Cell Phones

When I first got a cell phone, probably in 2004, there were only a handful of providers. The phones were crappy, think black and white displays, two ring tones, no text messaging.  I think I paid around 45 dollars per month with sever limitations on minutes (300 anytime minutes, nights and weekends free).  This market is very lightly regulated compared to others, the FCC regulates the frequencies, and companies couldn't form a monopoly and had to respect privacy (or did they?).  Fast forward nearly 10 years later.  I now have a phone that does more things than I could have dreamed of 10 years ago, I have unlimited text messaging and minutes and can connect to the internet via WI-FI.  I only pay $10 dollars per month.  This is all done through the magic of companies competing for market share.  If only we would let the same power work for Health Insurance...