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Comment Why not address the real problems with medicine (Score 1) 464

I am prepared to be called by some an "angry white man"....there I have said it, yes I was born in the USA and have ancestry (at least some going back to 1600's in America, who by thew way did their own "doctoring" which of course is illegal now. That said, I think it is time we all begin to realize how much "load" on our health care system is being placed by 1.) Abuse of the system by people who already have socialized medicine in the US (i.e. Illegals, Welfare, congressmen, Women, and Senators)! 2.) Unregulated medical industry who (in concert with the Drug Industry) both heavily lobbies the government and conspire to keep health costs high. 3.) Medical Schools restricting enrollment to minimal levels to "keep the doctor pool small". This results in less physicians in the system, a lack of choice, and essentially monopoly amongst those in the industry, and frankly lack of innovation in that most medical technology lacks the private sector by decades in terms of "high tech" equipment and procedures. 4.) A Food and Drug Administration (who like congress and senate) accept great "kick backs" from large corporations and again conspire to stifle innovation. 5.) Willing accomplices in the American people by not making the effort to contact their legislators and stop this mess. 6.) And finally, of the limited seats in medical institutions int he USA, we need to stop the practice of allowing all comers from foreign countries from entering the USA and getting a medical degree. One should need to be a US citizen in good standing before entering the University. 7.) Eliminating "ambulance chasing lawyers" and malpractice layers from benefiting from the suffering of others. I am not for necessarily limiting the damages in a medical case to patients, I am for setting strong and reasonable limits on what the attorney gets to make from case. Ten percent is enough for God, perhaps an attorney should get 3-5% of actual damages....not punitive. 8.) Enforce the existing immigration laws and this problem virtually goes away (except of course for the pool of illegal Democrat voters that our policies foster). 9.) Insurance companies which act as intermediaries on the delegation of health care. these bureaucrats are not doctors, but in many cases make the decisions which affect quality of life for patients. 10.) Return to locally owned and operated hospitals who have doctors who are from the area and want to help people. the mega mart approach to health care has resulted in much more than increased cost for the patient (and others insured among the same programs). The quality of care, the frequency of hospital caused illness (staff, antibiotic resistant germs, etc), and a lack of quality of care and quality of doctors in the current system. Socialize medicine is a joke, just ask Canada. Our government was not to be and should not be a "for profit" enterprise. however, at present, the government is the largest "for profit" entity in the USA. These same concerns should be addressed at the V.A. Hospitals in the USA and abroad as well. Best Regards, J.W.

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