India, Aug. 10 -- When was the last time you chose a hospital based on how many patients actually recovered there? You probably can't answer that. Because no one tracks it. No one shares it. And honestly, no one seems to care.

We judge airlines by whether they get us to our destination safely. We judge restaurants by whether the food tastes good. But healthcare? We judge it by how fancy the lobby looks and how many degrees are on the wall.

Here's what's broken: In health care, we pay for inputs, not outcomes.

Think about it. A hospital charges more for having imported equipment. A doctor charges more for training abroad. But do their patients actually get better faster? Nobody knows. Nobody measures. Nobody asks.

The Supreme Court rec...