#3 seems like a direct contradiction of #2 - Don't restructure, but still build a new means of managing health care.
#5 seems to be a backhanded way of saying government intervention and regulation is necessary.
#7 - who will define what is meant by "health", and what will happen to be people who are healthy but fall outside of some arbitrary definition?
To me, not letting doctors define health seems like it will put an incredible strain on an already fragile system.
Patient: "I feel perfectly fine. I don't believe there is anything wrong with me.:
Doctor: "The test shows that you are diabetic; you need to change your diet."
Patient: "I said I feel fine. I'm leaving now."
10 years later, after a foot amputation...
Patient: "I'm going to sue my old doctor. He should have prevented this."
Hospital: Sends $250K bill to insurance company.
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