"No it's not. The salaries are in fact the only reason we have this problem, so that's the key to the solution. And no, we don't consume "more care" than any ot

"No it's not. The salaries are in fact the only reason we have this problem, so that's the key to the solution. And no, we don't consume "more care" than any other country (Japanese do way more)." We should first figure out why it costs doctors so much to go through medical school. I know a few people in medical school right now and they will end up with around $200,000 in debt when they are finished. How can you ever expect to pay this off with an average salary? The problem isn't the salaries. It's the insurance companies. The cost of everything is inflated because the insurance companies cover it for most people (and the hospitals can raise the price to ridiculous levels without the average person noticing) If everyone had to pay out of pocket for most things (and had to use insurance for only emergencies), hospitals wouldn't be able to charge everyone $80 for a bottle of aspirin. The market would naturally lower the cost.