The government gives an incentive to medical schools to limit their enrollment? if that is so, then I'll second that motion.
How do you know?
and just trust them to put public health before the bottom line? Now, there's a scary thought.
I like that one. It would fit nicely with my idea of catastrophic coverage for everyone.
Meaning individual policies would be paid for with untaxed dollars, I assume.
Not taxing employer provided policies.
Those are mostly good ideas. The drug companies and the insurance industry would need some public oversight, of course.
I'm not sure that qualifies as "massive reform", but it would be a place to start. There are still issues:
Now, as a senior, I have to ask about Medicare. As it is now, there is no other way for seniors to get medical insurance. No insurance company is going to be anxious to provide coverage for the most expensive demographic.
I know your idea of buying a long term policy while young, but that wasn't an option when I was young, back around the late Pleistocene era.
What about seniors?