Australia's Medicare System was introduced to win votes without any thought of the consequences. There is no planning for the future, nurses and doctors are reaching over-supply, waiting lists for elective surgery are getting longer every year and the cost is exploding. The introduction of such a free system, where anyone can send a bill to the government without question, is unsustainable. A significant part of the cost of the health system is presently diverted from health care and goes to supporting a massive insurance and legal industry not to mention a host of unnecessary bureaucrats. The problems involve the three main players in the system - politicians, administrators and health service providers. Regrettably, very few people comprehend the full extent of forces directed against the system or the inter-relationships between the main players. Dr David Corbett has been involved in the progress of health care in this country for over 45 years. He is appalled at the obvious stupidity but advances some simple low-cost solutions