Health care

In reading about health care reform I came across a statement that shows why reform is so difficult. A government official stressing the need to get health care expenses under control to aid the struggling economy said we need to cut back on health care. Not spending mind you but trips to the doctor or E.R..

It seems to me that most solutions like the one above tend to be distasteful to a large group of people. Massive reforms are hard to move forward when representitives are always trying to get re-elected.

A better method is probably working on the externals, living healthier life styles,litigation reform(malpractice limitations)regulating the way drugs are marketed, and stiffer penalties for bill padding. These are all ideas that could potentially reduce the costs of medical care without reinventing the payment process.