Health Care Problems in U.S.

A few thoughts on the health care problems in the United States

• None of the known health care reform proposals address the most basic of the problems: The inadequate number of physicians, especially general practice, and the totally inadequacy of training facilities to obtain physicians.
   
• Any health care legislation to provide healthcare for the many uninsured will immediately result in people having insurance−but facing a long delay before they can have an appointment with a doctor. Everyone will now encounter these long delays.
   
• Far more physicians will be required, not only for the aging population, the retirement of one-third of present physicians by 2020, the delay in now obtaining a physician appointment, and of course, the worsening of the ability to see a physician with health insurance for all.
   
• The block to training more Americans to be physicians:
   
  • The high tuition cost to attend medical school. (Reportedly as much as $50,000 yearly) and the many years of required training.
     
  • The lack of facilities that limit the number of people seeking to attend medical school.
     
  • The failure of Congress to provide for financial aid for great increase in medical school facilities and financial aid to those wishing to become physicians.
     
• Because of the failure to train Americans to be physicians, the United States relies heavily upon immigration of physicians from other countries. Another example of outsourcing American jobs!
   
• Not enough controls will be in place to reduce the cost of medical care, this resulting from the bribe-taking members of Congress protecting their source of funds and perks.
   
• As with almost everything else, the culture in the United States does not look ahead at impending problems.