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1) Is there a problem, and if yes what is the problem? Costs for health care are inflated to 4 and 5 times what it should cost because all fields of health care are regulated by companies solely for profit.
2) Is it likely to work itself out?Not as long as political ears are hearing the sound of money dropped in to their campaign funds by health insurance carriers.
3) What is the best way to fix it?totally remove the ability of health insurance companies to regulate, in any way shape or form, the way that doctors dispense health care or how they acquire and deal with patients.
4) Why (explain your answer)?Right now, doctors are required to follow strict guidelines on which patients they can accept, what plans they can work with, what prices they have to charge, what equipment they can use, what specialists they can work with, and what diagnoses they can give, all in the name of profitability to the health insurance carrier. All of these steps, from patient to carrier, require people to process these steps which adds to the cost of medical care as well. Removing all of the impediments to letting a doctor treat his/her patient to the best of their ability will reduce health care costs.
5) Who is in a position to enact this change? Every state legislature and governor that has authority over state medical boards and insurance authority.
6) What can I do to make this change?Support libertarian/free market candidates who will deregulate and weaken the power of the health care insurance industry.
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"no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything. You cannot conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him."
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