The government wishes to mandate electronic medical records. The price of a mandate comes from my pocket directly. If the government requires a computerized medical record, it is my money that goes to buying it. I have to sign a loan, and pay it back with interest. It is not a cost-free "improvement". If it translated into more income, no one would have to mandate it, we would be lining up to get one. Therefore, if the government is requiring it, it must lose money. Does it improve care? The studies don't back that up. No cost-savings, no improved care. So why the push to computerize records? Who would that benefit?