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<blockquote data-quote="av8torntn" data-source="post: 582354" data-attributes="member: 8259">Here is a better solution.&nbsp;Allow insurance to be sold across state lines.Eliminate Medicare and Medicaid including SCHIP. (This would be the largest thing one could do to lower costs.)Cap lawsuit awards.If you are going to have an income tax and health insurance is a part of your income you should tax it as well.(This would help drive the cost of insurance down.)Allow a PA to set up a minor medical treatment facility without doctor supervision.(This would increase the supply of health care driving down costs without driving down quality.)Remove the requirement for emergency rooms to treat anyone who shows up.Reduce or eliminate income and social security taxes so the citizens will have the economic freedom to provide for their own health care.(These taxes would not be needed if the government allowed people to provide for their own health care.)Reduce the burden it takes for drug companies to bring medicine to the market.Also cap lawsuits for these companies. (Just look at what happened with aviation when the government did this.)&nbsp;&nbsp;These few minor fixes would dramatically lower costs and at the same time allow the citizens greater access to the health care market. The Government could then work on the more difficult changes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="av8torntn, post: 582354, member: 8259"] Here is a better solution. Allow insurance to be sold across state lines. Eliminate Medicare and Medicaid including SCHIP. (This would be the largest thing one could do to lower costs.) Cap lawsuit awards. If you are going to have an income tax and health insurance is a part of your income you should tax it as well.(This would help drive the cost of insurance down.) Allow a PA to set up a minor medical treatment facility without doctor supervision.(This would increase the supply of health care driving down costs without driving down quality.) Remove the requirement for emergency rooms to treat anyone who shows up. Reduce or eliminate income and social security taxes so the citizens will have the economic freedom to provide for their own health care.(These taxes would not be needed if the government allowed people to provide for their own health care.) Reduce the burden it takes for drug companies to bring medicine to the market. Also cap lawsuits for these companies. (Just look at what happened with aviation when the government did this.) These few minor fixes would dramatically lower costs and at the same time allow the citizens greater access to the health care market. The Government could then work on the more difficult changes. [/QUOTE]

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