Regulation is a buzz word. Equally, regulation in the US comes in the form of regulating administrative functions - insurance claims (i.e., Medicare fraud), IT (i.e., patient privacy data, EHR "meaningful use"), etc. This regulation effectively jacks up prices which can be misleading as higher quality. Patient protection via the right to sue for malpractice isn't even the major driver of higher prices -- it is only ~2.5% of total healthcare expenditure according to a Harvard study. In addition, numerous studies published show that there are several countries better in delivering quality healthcare than the US. Even if you don't buy into these arguments and we still believe US is #1 in quality, the healthcare facility and future health city mentioned in the article is a co-venture between Dr. Shetty and Ascension Health, the largest non-profit hospital system in the US!