The authors of the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care conclude that,
"the 'system' of health care in the United States is not a system at all, but a largely unplanned and irrational sprawl of resources, undisciplined by the laws of supply and demand." Delivery of a service, that is increasingly motivated by concerns such as potential professional liability, corporate profits, and loss prevention, but not for the recipient's benefit should to be scrapped and redesigned rationally.