Medical Reform

I had an old college roommate do my taxes for me one year. She told me that I would have enough money to live well on if my medical expenses didn't take so much of my income. So now, when President Obama wants to reform the medical system part of me wants to cheer. Another part doesn't because 1) I don't believe bureaucracies ever increased the efficiency of anything, 2) I'm pretty sure the plans they are considering would put a bureaucracy in charge. 3) Although there are claims to the contrary, I'm pretty sure it would increase government spending and therefore debt.

Step #1 of Future Problem Solving helps us ask enough questions that we can come up with a question worth working on. They can't be yes/no questions. They should be questions that might generate many possible answers. I'll start the list:

1. In what ways might we reign in present government medical spending?
2. How might we convince people they might not be the recipient of a government give-away?
3. How might we convince the majority that it is corrupt to want something for nothing?
4. How can we decrease the number of people in poverty because of medical reasons?
5. What are better ways to detect corruption in medical billing?
6. What are better ways to detect corruption in government spending?
7. How might we pay the same money for medical services without risking poverty?
8. What are the equitable changes we might make in medical services?
9. Who are the best people or groups of people to design medical plans?
10. What are the ways we might take care of physical problems without going to a doctor?
11. Healthy habits for lifestyle and food consumption (Jonathan)
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