It looks like some one performed an unspeakable act upon that gavel.

It would seem that part of the problem with Universal Healthcare is that it changes the financial equation that doctors bet on when they dedicated so much of their lives and their own money to becoming doctors. To them, it may be a bit like stealing their future in the un-fairest way possible.

However, public health would benefit by a system that has universal coverage with co-pays to prevent abuse but universal coverage so that people don't have to worry about going to a doctor about a condition that would make them un-insurable in the future.

Well, you somewhat beg the question - why should it be "fixed"? Is something wrong with it?

No one knows what the average pain and suffering award is, or at least no one but the insurers, and they ain't telling - they just publicize the large verdicts, rarely with any breakdown.

However, it's unlikely many people would go to the trouble of a trial if they didn't have the financial need to do so to pay past medical bills, or future ones were they uninsurable, or need to make up for lost income because they now had to provide full time care to a brain damaged child, for example.

Also, it's likely if the govt. takes over the whole thing, there will be a workers comp style no-fault system with caps on all types of damages.

If Universal Care comes to fruition in the next 10 years, do you suppose medical education will be completely subsidized by the gov't? And if so, will the government repay the money that past medical school graduates have paid to complete their education? How many years back would they go?

This is a serious question.

How many is that?