“It can’t hurt to let a medical doctor lead this, for sure.”
This is where we disagree.
Some of the west and east coast MDs are some of the most evil and dangerous liberals I have ever met. They have been pro Hilliarily and Obama because of their national health care stances.
There are good conservative docs and some are Republicans.
What makes Rand Paul a perfect candidate to lead a health care reform initiative is that his expertise is in ophthalmology, and he specialized in some procedures that were covered by insurance (corneal transplants) and some that were not (laser surgery). This means he's got a very good understanding of the benefits and flaws in the relationships between insurance companies and medical practitioners.