The problem we have is the high cost of health care. This is not because medical professionals make too much, its because they spend too much on training and insurance.
There are several programs already in place to reduce the liability due to common difficulties during medical proceedures (NICA in FL is a prime example). What if we had a similar program for all medical malpractice? Would it reduce insurance costs of medical facilities and personnel? Would it reduce the cost of health care?
On the other side, maybe we need to more directly support the education of promising students who want to enter medical school so they don't graduate with a quarter million in school loans? Would this reduce the cost of health care?
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Wow! I guess I did ask for detailed answers, but some of these are small books!
naruto
yes. look all over the world. France, UK, even CUBA hve universal health care. it is free, and is as good as or better than here. if you want more info, watch the movie "Sicko" (Micheal Moore)
Why Sayer
Universal health care is one of the answers. Trimming the fat of the current system is the other one.
Smartest man in the entire world
No universal healthcare is ridiculous.
Employers shouldnt be forced to pay for insurance, thats unamerican
To mandate that everyone must have insurance is a boon to the insurance industry that is out of control. Ingenix and united health for instance are under investigation for defrauding the public by underpaying their claims
We are in america, we are capitalist. If the government cannot provide healthcare it is incorrect to legislate someone else to buy it for you.
justagirl
I work for a law firm whose main source of revenue comes from representing doctors and hospitals and insurance companies involved in malpractice suits. Without question, YES it would greatly reduce the cost of health care if there was some reform in this area.
And I agree with you that mandatory health insurance is not the best way, but rather reducing the costs of health care, which is what Senator Obama proposes.
Johnyy B
I do not see Canadians complaining.
vindikat
Those are good ideas, but we still need some kind of universal solution that will insure everyone. The basic problem with free-market insurance is that private insurers have no reason to compete to cover the chronically ill. If you have a chronic condition, the company knows they're going to take a loss if they cover you. The only way to get you covered is if they have to take you as part of a group; if you're an individual, shopping for insurance on your own, you're screwed. That's why so many people rely on group policies through their employer.
For insurance to work properly, it needs a large payor base. Costs to the individual are lower the larger the payor base is, because the risk is being spread more evenly. The largest payor base is the universal one. Hence, universal healthcare.
Mz Chiquita
It could be. We should give it a shot.
http://michaelmoore.com/sicko
Jimmyjamesavguy
it ambulance chasers like john edwards who make health care so damn expense.Everybody suing for BS reasons, trying to make a quick buck, that's why its cost are so crazy.Universal health care would the worst thing to happen to us .Clinton and obama will still use their private doctors so it wont effect them at all,just the real Americans ,people like us
E-vangelist
Universal health care is great for average sickeness but ask the Canadians that line up at US hospitals and Dr's Offices when something serious happens or they need to wait for an appointment in Canada.
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america_to_0
does 'universal' include the rest of the globe? I think it should because america is destroying it and the rest of the world should get something from the usa.
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