If we can get some burst (or even slow but continuous process) of innovation that mechanises some part or even all of medicalcare then we have solved that very problem.
If managed-care programs would pay for drug treatment assessment, counseling and referrals by primary-care doctors, rather than waiting for the problem to get serious enough to require specialized medical treatment, the costs would be lowered for everyone, says Eric Gopelurd, a clinical psychologist at George Washington University's Department of Health Policy.
There's one problem: They are unable to feature the leading voices of patient care -- the American Medical Association and American Hospital Association -- because those organizations support reform as good for patients.
Some of the more vocal opponents to health care reform have long argued that doing away with medical malpractice would go a long way towards solving a major cost problem in the system.