Reforming the Reform
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I agree with Jonathan. The problem with the public option plan was that the public didn't understand it. And in the midst of all this stood Barack Obama trying to bail water from the Good Ship Lollypop as it sank.
Of course we need reform against insurers who reap profits as they cross their arms and deny coverage for procedures that could save lives. And of course the 50 million uninsured (legal) residents need coverage as well.
The current administration should scrap this plan and invite a panel of health care experts to come up with a better one. Invite the president of Johns Hopkins and the Mayo Clinic. Invite Barack Obama's former doctor, Dr. David Scheiner, who opposed the plan and invite my physician's assistant who thinks that everyone should help pay for the uninsured while allowing everyone else keep their coverage, and that everyone except for the poorest and most indigent, should pay something even if it is five dollars for an office visit.
And for heaven's sake, limit the government interference when hammering out the details. Station the militia at the door if need be. After all, if our elected officials can't manage a "Cash for Clunkers" program, then how are they supposed to run a health care plan?
You are certainly right about stationing the militia at the door to keep the government OUT of the discussion.
As has been pointed out, government involvement in health care is the lion's share of the problem ALREADY. The reason insurance companies "need" oversight is because THEY ARE PROTECTED FROM COMPETITION BY GOVERNMENT REGULATION. It's practically a monopoly NOW--what makes anyone think a true monopoly will improve things? Good grief! Insurance companies can get away with denying claims, dropping coverage, and cherry-picking clients because there is virtually no competition! FEDERAL LAW allows states to ban health insurance sales across state lines. That's created a lack of market choice for consumers. In a free market, which we currently DO NOT HAVE in health care, an insurance company that practiced that kind of nonsense would not be able to stay in business because we could take our business elsewhere!
And as Ann Coulter has lucidly pointed out, if insurance companies weren't REQUIRED BY LAW to cover a lot of nonsense, they wouldn't be so quick to try cutting corners in other areas.
In other words, the cure for the ailment is NOT the hair of the dog that bit us. Get the government COMPLETELY out of the market, let consumers buy what they want. If the insurance companies TRULY had to compete... well, wouldn't that be wonderful?
Spoken like a true Republican. Thank you, Diane. You made my day!
Not sure what a "true Republican" is, and not sure if making your day is good or bad. :) However, what I stated was not "just partisan politics" -- it's fact.
One can disagree about where to go from here, but the reality of where we currently ARE cannot really be denied.
Perfectly said. And if they don't listen to us and they let some politicians in, it should be an equal number of republicans and democrats.
I wish people would read the bill. I'm doing it and detailing it on my blog at www.FaithfulinPrayer.wordpress.com