The solution to any problem requires a clear definition of the problem and an understanding of what kind of outcome is a valid solution.

First, a couple of facts about the US healthcare situation.  According to the World Health Organization, the US has the highest healthcare costs in the world, but is only ranked 37th  in the quality of care.  The US, currently, has over 48,000,000 people without heath insurance.

Without digging into the details of the ranks, we can start with the high costs/low quality as a basis for finding a solution.

To me, any solution must improve one of the factors with without causing the other to deteriorate, e.g. we cannot lower the cost, if it has a negative impact on quality.

In future posts, I will make an attempt at possible solutions.

I look forward to your suggestions.