Simply stated, our masters have no desire to reduce the cost of healthcare because there is too much money to be made from a completely captive audience. Whether you take the capitalist point of view or the socialist point of view, the end result is the same - we the people get screwed out of our earnings and don't have a choice in the matter. The status quo is maintained.
As someone with a spouse the provides high level medical care, I would agree. But what is the alternative? High level of skill for modern medicine requires a lot of training (many times specialized), continuing school, and malpractice ins. That cost must be passed on to consumers else you will have provider shortages and more problems. The doctors at my spouses hospital already are overworked. They should rely on PA's, Nurse Practitioners and other tier 2 providers to help ease the work load and reduce costs on less complicated procedures. The problems come when you have [numerous] intermediaries that take their cut of the pie as well. But it's a tradeoff, hospitals around here are doing well and expanding with local clinics and such. I wouldn't want to be going to a barely breaking even hospital or one where their staff is not paid well.
