Government is the problem, they ignore the obvious solution.
In an OpEd I wrote several years ago, entitled "Continuum in a healthy society", Web Link I said this about healthcare:
"Healthcare begins at home. Grandma’s remedies, soup from a neighbor, practical advice from a local practitioner "Take two aspirins and call me in the morning,” a healthy lifestyle, etc. are all part of the health care solutions continuum. Government’s role in dealing with practitioners should focus on fraud. Mandating state licenses unnecessarily narrows the continuum. Credentials, obtained from reliable sources, should suffice to allow malpractice insurers to issue coverage. Indeed, perhaps these insurers could establish the credentialing criteria. And, those who seek care from "credentialed” practitioners would pay a premium for such choice. Universal healthcare is socialized medicine with a facelift. It doesn’t work! A continuum unshackled from social tinkerers would lead to a healthier society.
