My finance view

WASHINGTON — A report from the Business Roundtable, which represents CEOs of major companies, says America’s health care system has become a liability in a global economy. Concern about high U.S. costs has existed for years, and business executives — whose companies provide health coverage for workers — have long called for getting costs under control.

Americans spend $2.4 trillion a year on health care. The Business Roundtable report states that Americans in 2006 spent $1,928 per capita on health care, at least 2