I do healthcare consulting for a living.
It is simple math that we cannot reduce healthcare costs in this country without reducing the amounts we pay doctors and hospitals.
Dr's cannot make $30k/hour in an affordable system.
This is, btw, why the fantasies of getting US costs down to European levels through the power of single payer will never work. Governments are more vulnerable to this sort of pressure than private companies are, not less. "Call your congresscritter and ask them why they want
