They suck the *insurers* dry? Insurance is one of the major problems in the US, and they're a parasite on all of the US society, so this line of thinking is co

They suck the *insurers* dry? Insurance is one of the major problems in the US, and they're a parasite on all of the US society, so this line of thinking is completely backwards. However, the idea that physicians should make less is reasonable, in order to get people who are more interested in the real medicine, rather than money seeking people that is often found now. Getting rid of insurance and the structures that involve it essentially solves this issue. Unfortunately, it's unlikely to occur, so sidestepping everything using capitalism is the only way forward I can see. One good example is making diagnostic tools at the house more common place. It's pretty typical to be able to purchase an entire machine for the price you will be charged at a physician's office. For instance, a good 12 lead ECG may cost about $1300 to get for your house, but it will also cost that much to get one test done at the physicians office. So it's clear that buying one for the house is the way to go, as you can do it everyday for years for the price of one time through 'the system'. It could also be much cheaper if targeting every household through economies of scale. This is true for essentially all diagnostic tools. So it's about time people just expand their first aid kits to involve some of these simple diagnostic tools, like urinalysis kits, etc. The interpretation is of course valuable, as it takes a little while to understand the output of different tools, but much of this is very capable to be automated and sold with the tool or plugged into a foss solution. Perhaps it's not ideal to some, but it's the easiest to occur in capitalistic settings and where insurance keeps costs at institutions so high.