a radical idea would be to do away with Medicare completely, as well as any govt promised medical benefits...
why?......because if the hospitals and docs and pharmaceuticals have a willing partner ready to pony up for everything under the sun with little expense paid for by individuals, the system is going to be USED and USED REPEATEDLY....
curious isn't it that despite the fact that we have something like 40million people without Medical insurance, 40 million people ARE NOT DYING .....they seem to manage their health pretty well.....
IF you grant free access to people...people will use is....
IF you constrain that usage, or charge people more for using the system, they won't use the system as much....
and when the system isn't used as often, believe me, you'll find docs and drug companies and hospitals vying for your patronage.....
Good one, Cherry!
Now. Who's got the guts to axe Medicare? That would be a brave person.
-Rex