How Do we solve the health insurance problem in America.

Skyrocketing heath insurance prices seem to be caused by several factors. 
1.  Better heath care.  This ain't your parents medical system.
2.  Lawyers.  They definitely get a piece of the pie, ask John Edwards. 
3.  Greed.  Executives do seem a little eager to pad their pockets.

Who is not getting rich is the doctors. 

The solution.  I am a solid Republican, but what I am about to say may offend some. 
Government competition.  We need a competitive government healthcare plan that actually pays doctors as well as private health care plans.  Medicare and medicaid pay less than half of what doctors charge.  Try being on those programs and finding a doctor. 
A competitive Government health care company would offer subsidies to those who could not afford healthcare on a sliding scale.  This system would fight corporate greed while still encouraging a private healthcare system.  It's time has come. 

I think the government ought to get into a lot of industries competitively.  Not to drive out free enterprize, but to put a check and balance on the system. 
The government could also create important companies to our infrastructure that don't seem to be profitable to the free market, like a steel factory.

The government could get involved in the production of oil and electricity to keep a check on the market. 

The answer to the new Republican is "government competition and freedom to choose".