The Best Health Care That Money Can Buy
As with most people who are paying attention to the methods used to reach an agreement in Washington among only one party, I have many concerns about the final outcome of Health Care Reform. It is an admirable attempt to correct injustices in the system, but most of the deals that are made have nothing to do with what is best for the people.
While attempting to keep an open mind for both sides of the issue, it has become more apparent that the politicians are more interested in what each can gain by holding their votes hostage. If the plan is so good for the country, why not vote on the merits? When any politician states his or her ethical opposition to the plan and withholds votes, is it because of a desire for a good bill or a chance to sell their vote for a few hundred million dollars for their state?
The reason for the decline of public support for the current direction of reform is not because anyone outside of the beltway does not understand the complexity...it is because of an utter disdain of the process. Americans do not like back room deals and want to know that our representatives are more interested in solving problems than politics. If either party affected by whether this bill is passed is not important to the public. The final agreement must be for the benefit of the American people.
Favors will be given to the pharmaceutical companies, unions, insurance companies and anyone else who will publicly back the proposals. When the final fill is voted upon, there will be countless earmarks that have nothing to do with medical care or costs.
Nancy Pelosi's comment that, "There has never been a more open process for any legislation," should be insulting to anyone, regardless of party affiliation. Our fear should be that we are tearing down what works instead of concentrating on what does not. But, we may never know what good ideas were discarded in secret.
There are many areas of concern in procedure billings, claims, medications, lack of competition and tort reform that have not been addressed due to special interests. The concern should be that we may spent over 1 trillion dollars and either cost us more or have no impact whatsoever other than to cover some politicians pet projects. If this is as good a heath care bill as we can buy, we should at least know who is getting paid. It is time to stop worrying about the 2010 election and what is best for the people.
TVP tvp@dyingforinsurance.com
Posted by The Virtual Patient at 1/15/2010 7:24 AM 
Categories: Socialized Medicine, Insurance, Politics, Costs
Tags: health care Politics cost
Categories: Socialized Medicine, Insurance, Politics, Costs
Tags: health care Politics cost
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I prefer to find my own health car but limit myself on how much I will spend. Some institutions charge far more than other for the same procedures. Dan Manson has some interesting notes on this on his blog.
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Unfortunately it is always about money. Everyone wants their cut. Very few people actually care about what happens in the end. They look at what they will receive now. It's just human nature, which is sadly unavoidable.
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