The healthcare debate is finally (it seems) coming to a head. Obama has called for action, one way or another. I think everyone agrees that some healthcare reform is desperately needed and I have offered suggestions for now a number of years (yes, it’s been going on that long).
Some are saying to scrap the bill that passed Congress and start over. Well, that is bullshit since if they can’t agree now they will not agree later so quit pretending that a truly bi-partisan bill is possible – never happen!
I have not read the current bill (>2,000 pages) as most people have not so it is scary passing something we really don’t know much about. I do know that the moron from Michigan (Stupak) cared only that abortions won’t be funded by taxpayers but its OK for taxpayers to support unwanted babies for life; he is a true twithead and I hope he and his Catholic ass gets thrown out at the next election but I rather doubt it since his constituents are probably just like him.
Please forgive the rant but anyway, if I don’t want to start over again what is it I want to happen?
I think only parts of the bill should be passed and not the whole, colossal bill. It should never have been written as a bill that creates a whole new healthcare structure, they should have done this piecemeal and they may have to anyway.
First and foremost, the health insurance industry needs to be allowed to compete on a national level; competition is good for all involved. Competition will bring down costs and the price of insurance and will enable many who have no insurance to get some basic coverage which is not available right now because of state laws.
The next thing to enact is to get everybody that legally can get Medicare and Medicaid to actually get it. Did you know that there are millions who are eligible for the above programs but because of ignorance or something, do not sign up? That in- itself will bring down the number of uninsured which are the real root cause of cost escalation?
If you pass just the above measures and wait to gauge the outcomes, you will be on your way to solving our healthcare dilemma.
Then, you tackle the remaining uninsured with mandatory coverage but that is another debate we will get into once the other measures take hold; Rome was not built in a day…
Some are saying to scrap the bill that passed Congress and start over. Well, that is bullshit since if they can’t agree now they will not agree later so quit pretending that a truly bi-partisan bill is possible – never happen!
I have not read the current bill (>2,000 pages) as most people have not so it is scary passing something we really don’t know much about. I do know that the moron from Michigan (Stupak) cared only that abortions won’t be funded by taxpayers but its OK for taxpayers to support unwanted babies for life; he is a true twithead and I hope he and his Catholic ass gets thrown out at the next election but I rather doubt it since his constituents are probably just like him.
Please forgive the rant but anyway, if I don’t want to start over again what is it I want to happen?
I think only parts of the bill should be passed and not the whole, colossal bill. It should never have been written as a bill that creates a whole new healthcare structure, they should have done this piecemeal and they may have to anyway.
First and foremost, the health insurance industry needs to be allowed to compete on a national level; competition is good for all involved. Competition will bring down costs and the price of insurance and will enable many who have no insurance to get some basic coverage which is not available right now because of state laws.
The next thing to enact is to get everybody that legally can get Medicare and Medicaid to actually get it. Did you know that there are millions who are eligible for the above programs but because of ignorance or something, do not sign up? That in- itself will bring down the number of uninsured which are the real root cause of cost escalation?
If you pass just the above measures and wait to gauge the outcomes, you will be on your way to solving our healthcare dilemma.
Then, you tackle the remaining uninsured with mandatory coverage but that is another debate we will get into once the other measures take hold; Rome was not built in a day…
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