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2009-07-22 Economy

How to Make Health-Care Reform Bipartisan

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Posted by Beavis 2009-07-22 11:31|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 This article does not mention the unmet prior commitments by the gov't to financing health care for some beneficiaries. Fundamental reforms necessary before the gov't bites off yet more than it can chew: (1) stabilize Medicare financing for the next 20 years (2) adequately fund & support the Indian Health Service (3) odds & ends such as replacing the VA hospital at New Orleans, closed & forgotten since 2005. I'm sure there are many other neglected reforms.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-07-22 13:53|| 2009-07-22 13:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Simple: Americans have an option: take what your employer gives you or else elect to take the same policy that Congress grants itself.

Posted by OldSpook 2009-07-22 15:21|| 2009-07-22 15:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Obama won't touch this with a ten inch pole.

Posted by Black Bart Ebberens7700 2009-07-22 15:22|| 2009-07-22 15:22|| Front Page Top

#4 There is no magic formula to make top quality health care available to everyone. The one thing that is certain is that any attempt by government to create one such magic formula is doomed to fail.
If they are really serious in improving health care they will cut the elephant up into chewable - and understandable - bites. Some bite-sized pieces I would suggest would include:
1) Price transparency - the buyer should be able to know ahead of time what the price would be and be able to compare prices.
2) (More) local 'store-front' clinics offering basic services for basic prices (and I'll even subsidize as long as there is some co-pay.) And have them substitute for expensive Emergency Rooms for Emergency Room triage.
3) Increase the supply of medical products and services, especially at the low end. Maybe de-monopolize accreditation and certification. Offer more strings-attached scholarships.
4) Prohibit conflict-of-interest ownerships and partnerships between labs, hospitals and doctors.
5) Malpractice reform.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-07-22 20:24|| 2009-07-22 20:24|| Front Page Top

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