RobertMac said:First, the terminology is wrong...there is no need for health care reform...we have the best health care in the world, bar none!!!!
Health care cost issues need to be addressed. My wife is a professional in health care. She spends 1/3 to 1/2 her working time(and many hours on her time) doing paper work documenting what she has done through the day. This is for the purpose of possible law suites. This is essentially a doubling of the cost of health care imposed by trial lawyers...not to mention the cost to insurance companies that pay settlements and have to raise premium rates that are passed on to patients. Without addressing the cost of trial lawyers on the system, nothing will change. The party of the trial lawyers will not address this, as won't most politicians because far to many of them are lawyers.
Is it a conflict of interest for lawyer to make laws?
7. Allow hosipitals and doctors to deduct the cost of pro bono care from their taxes.cutterone said:Well apparently everyone is busy or given the opertunity to present some facts and reasons it's not as much fun as jumping down another poster's throat.
I'll start the ball rolling...
1. I am against any form of government ran program - they have proven time & time again that they cannot run anything effeciently or effectively and I do not want them deciding for me.
2. Why not open up cross state purchase of insurance?
3. We need change in the tory laws and reduce malpractice suits and make practicing medicine less costly.
4. Change regulations that you cannot be droped for having a claim or preixisting conditions. Use a scaled pricing system that is tailored to fit such as driver record in auto.
I should not have to pay the same premium as those with minor children. Use pricing as a means to promote wellness attitudes.
5. A good place to control costs is quit using tax dollars to pay for health care for illegals. We end up paying for this with tax dollars or charges to paying customers to make up the costs.
6 Consider droping coverage for non tramatic treatments such as cosmetic, and everyday cuts, runny nosed kids, teeth braces, ect. If you want that coverage then you pay for it.
I'm sure there are many more ideas and it seems to me that if the government wants to reform and reduce costs then why not do it with regulations and law reform?
RobertMac said:7. Allow hosipitals and doctors to deduct the cost of pro bono care from their taxes.cutterone said:Well apparently everyone is busy or given the opertunity to present some facts and reasons it's not as much fun as jumping down another poster's throat.
I'll start the ball rolling...
1. I am against any form of government ran program - they have proven time & time again that they cannot run anything effeciently or effectively and I do not want them deciding for me.
2. Why not open up cross state purchase of insurance?
3. We need change in the tory laws and reduce malpractice suits and make practicing medicine less costly.
4. Change regulations that you cannot be droped for having a claim or preixisting conditions. Use a scaled pricing system that is tailored to fit such as driver record in auto.
I should not have to pay the same premium as those with minor children. Use pricing as a means to promote wellness attitudes.
5. A good place to control costs is quit using tax dollars to pay for health care for illegals. We end up paying for this with tax dollars or charges to paying customers to make up the costs.
6 Consider droping coverage for non tramatic treatments such as cosmetic, and everyday cuts, runny nosed kids, teeth braces, ect. If you want that coverage then you pay for it.
I'm sure there are many more ideas and it seems to me that if the government wants to reform and reduce costs then why not do it with regulations and law reform?
8 Limit the amount lawyers are paid in medical law suites...limit patient payments only if they are outragous.
9. Attack fraud and abuse in the medical care system.
10 Allow health savings accounts.
11. Develop a Government/Insurance Company plan to protect against catostrofic health care issues.
4. Change regulations that you cannot be droped for having a claim or preixisting conditions.
10 Allow health savings accounts.
http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/public-affairs/hsa/You must be covered by a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) to be able to take advantage of HSAs
Whatever we do, we shouldn't ruin "the best health-care system in the world." Progressives confronted with this common argument often respond with incredulity. "Are you kidding me?" they shout. Fifty million uninsured, the highest per-capita costs in the world, millions of people pushed into bankruptcy by medical bills, worse health outcomes than most of the industrialized world? Are you kidding me?
But this is not a practical argument -- it's a moral argument. Those who make it believe that our system is the best precisely because of its inequality. Systems like those of our European friends, in which everyone has access to high-quality care at a reasonable price, just don't sit right with many conservative Republicans. If a captain of industry can't buy better health care than the guy who cuts his lawn can, then the world just isn't functioning as it should.
RobertMac said:First, the terminology is wrong...there is no need for health care reform...we have the best health care in the world, bar none!!!!
Health care cost issues need to be addressed. My wife is a professional in health care. She spends 1/3 to 1/2 her working time(and many hours on her time) doing paper work documenting what she has done through the day. This is for the purpose of possible law suites. This is essentially a doubling of the cost of health care imposed by trial lawyers...not to mention the cost to insurance companies that pay settlements and have to raise premium rates that are passed on to patients. Without addressing the cost of trial lawyers on the system, nothing will change. The party of the trial lawyers will not address this, as won't most politicians because far to many of them are lawyers.
Is it a conflict of interest for lawyer to make laws?
RobertMac said:First, the terminology is wrong...there is no need for health care reform...we have the best health care in the world, bar none!!!!
Health care cost issues need to be addressed. My wife is a professional in health care. She spends 1/3 to 1/2 her working time(and many hours on her time) doing paper work documenting what she has done through the day. This is for the purpose of possible law suites. This is essentially a doubling of the cost of health care imposed by trial lawyers...not to mention the cost to insurance companies that pay settlements and have to raise premium rates that are passed on to patients. Without addressing the cost of trial lawyers on the system, nothing will change. The party of the trial lawyers will not address this, as won't most politicians because far to many of them are lawyers.
Is it a conflict of interest for lawyer to make laws?
Without all the paper work, they could see twice the patients or spend twice the time giving health care...either way, cutting cost by almost half!aplusmnt said:RobertMac said:First, the terminology is wrong...there is no need for health care reform...we have the best health care in the world, bar none!!!!
Health care cost issues need to be addressed. My wife is a professional in health care. She spends 1/3 to 1/2 her working time(and many hours on her time) doing paper work documenting what she has done through the day. This is for the purpose of possible law suites. This is essentially a doubling of the cost of health care imposed by trial lawyers...not to mention the cost to insurance companies that pay settlements and have to raise premium rates that are passed on to patients. Without addressing the cost of trial lawyers on the system, nothing will change. The party of the trial lawyers will not address this, as won't most politicians because far to many of them are lawyers.
Is it a conflict of interest for lawyer to make laws?
Same with my wife she does home health care and over half the time she is in a patience home is feeling out paper work to cover their butts vs helping the patient learn to use equipment. Then the paper works starts again back at the office. If the cut down the paper work they could probably cut the number of Respiratory therapist in half with their company! And a lot of the paper work has to do with medicare and medicaid!