Reducing the High Cost of Health Care

The following are some thoughts on things that might be done to reduce the current high cost of health care:

1. Increase the number of medical schools throughout the country. This would increase the number of doctors and should help to lower costs.

2. Subsidize the costs of a medical education. Most medical students incur large debts in the form of student loans which forces them into high-priced specialties in order to pay off the debt.

3. Reforming malpractice insurance so that premiums are not excessive (some specialists have left their practices because of these costs).

4. Subsidize technology (medical imaging, specialized surgical tools etc.)

The high cost of medical care is complex and will not have a single solution, but it's something we need to start thinking about.