Ideas for Reform
As we've seen in the comments section, just having Uncle Sam pay for medical bills has not helped slow rising costs.
Making the gov't pay for everyone is more about whether you think health care is something like the fire dept or the police dept, a public good that everyone should (ideally) have equal access to.
However, the deeper issues with this debate is that costs are becoming exorbitant. There are a lot of reasons for this. Conservatives like to highlight malpractice lawsuits, which bring about defensive medicine. This is part of the problem, and conservatives should continue to press on this front.
But there's way more going on than that. One thing I've talked about is getting more general practitioners out there. The best way I see us doing that is by encouraging the creation of vastly more medical schools that will be able to train more doctors. These schools should offer incentives to students to go into GP. Obviously, there are many factors that influence doctors' choices about specialization, but I think one big problem is the vicious circle that is created by the outflow of doctors from GP. This solution won't offer any short term reduction in costs, but its an important investment in the future.
Anyway, that's just one idea I've had. We NEED to find ways to make health care more affordable. If health care weren't so expensive, people wouldn't be so quick to ask the government to pay for all of it.
Making the gov't pay for everyone is more about whether you think health care is something like the fire dept or the police dept, a public good that everyone should (ideally) have equal access to.
However, the deeper issues with this debate is that costs are becoming exorbitant. There are a lot of reasons for this. Conservatives like to highlight malpractice lawsuits, which bring about defensive medicine. This is part of the problem, and conservatives should continue to press on this front.
But there's way more going on than that. One thing I've talked about is getting more general practitioners out there. The best way I see us doing that is by encouraging the creation of vastly more medical schools that will be able to train more doctors. These schools should offer incentives to students to go into GP. Obviously, there are many factors that influence doctors' choices about specialization, but I think one big problem is the vicious circle that is created by the outflow of doctors from GP. This solution won't offer any short term reduction in costs, but its an important investment in the future.
Anyway, that's just one idea I've had. We NEED to find ways to make health care more affordable. If health care weren't so expensive, people wouldn't be so quick to ask the government to pay for all of it.
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Permalink Reply by Marlene H. Klim on -
Personally, the past 5 months have proven that nothing good will come from the usurper currently occupying the White House. Anything that has his seal of approval is suspect. Therefore, as long as he is for it, I am against it.
Additionally, I have exceptional insurance coverage which I earned over the course of 28 years in government employment. To now pull it out from under me just so the usurper can extend medical benefits to people that have invaded this country illegally is reprehensible.
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