<p>To me, the bottom line has been drawn at improving access. I’d like to make it so that working families are able to get themselves and their children to family doctors, specialists, etc when necessary. </p>
<p>Co-ops and tax credits are probably the easiest way. Raising taxes can buy access but doesn’t address rising costs. Here’s an interesting thought: take away the ability of an insurance company to invest on Wall Street. If you look at the three biggest increases in insurance premiums in the last 25 years, they all come at times when the market is down or flat. Insurance companies, not able to make money in the market, have to force premiums up.</p>
<p>The idea of tort reform is as foolish as government intervention in procedure pricing. I don’t want the federal government telling my doctor what eye surgery should cost. I don’t want them telling me the maximum amount I am eligible to sue for when they operate on the wrong eye.</p>