[socialismisinsidious]

Reforming health care will not change the university system.

That's irrelevant. Even if the US still had the best university system in the world if there are no students, if no one goes into medicine b/c the costs (university, med school, residency is very expensive here) are not worth the reward then big whoop...the best university system does nothing if it is not utilized.

Also, the Democrat-Socialist in this country are very class envy oriented. They will never go for rationing of any kind and as a matter of fact under HillaryCare the last time around private insurance would have been illegal. Socialist make the playing field "equal" by making things equally crappy for everyone(except for them b/c they need the very best)

[Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit]

Germany has more doctors per capita than the US and they get paid a lot less.

Admittedly the education does not cost what it costs in the US, but not being paid a huge amount is not a discincentive, if the upfront commitment is merely time and sweat, rather than money.

It would certainly be possible for the cost of a medical education to be lower without affecting the university system. For instance, loans could simply be forgiven for those students who complete the education.