A Healthcare Solution

[Martin Hash]

It seems unlikely that the solution to universal healthcare can come through politics – there are simply too many players: doctors, insurers, entrepreneurs, etc., who are complicit in the status quo – as proven by the Obamacare debacle.

Socializing healthcare would be the best solution – it has worked in other countries – but it’s not going to fly here in America. A capitalist solution has not been forthcoming for the simple reason that healthcare is not a voluntary commodity - though not technically monopolistic, traditional market pressures do not apply. Liability issues are also unreasonably avaricious, both on the side of the insurance companies and plaintiff attorneys. And unions use the rhetoric of fairness but their reality is exploitative.

I would like to implement a private solution that can be integrated into the existing healthcare structure to serve a population segment that is now underserved. This idea will be extremely controversial but it could be just the lever to budge the momentum of healthcare into the right direction.

Here are the components of my “fait accompli” healthcare strategy:
1. Nonprofit.
2. Follow Great Britain’s salary schedule for medical professionals.
3. Advertise set prices.
4. Legally frustrate liability claims through insulation.
5. Legally frustrate union organization through encapsulation.
6. Encourage volunteerism.