True Health Care Reform
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But the folks in Washington want you to have MORE health insurance, not less. And more health insurance is more expensive, not more affordable as they would have you believe. Witness this Alton Drew piece from the Washington Examiner.
The Democratic party has made the issue of health care a component of its platform over the last few decades and President Obama promised during his campaign to address the problem of 47 million people in America having no health insurance. To address this problem, the administration and democratic members of Congress have proposed offering a government-sponsored health insurance plan that they hope will provide a competitive option to private health insurance companies eventually leading to slowing down increases in insurance premiums.
Yes, that is what they are saying. More competition from the government will mean lower health insurance premiums.
But the ideas don’t match up with the rhetoric
Alton Drew makes some salient points in his article.
Government, in its attempt to maintain inexpensive health insurance, will fail to promote health care by intentionally avoiding the monitoring necessary to ensure consumers practice preventative care. The slippery slope may not get steeper, but as we add more consumers to the hill of no accountability, there will be an eventual mudslide in terms of the human costs resulting from continued poor health care habits.
Mr. Drew correctly points out the difference in health care, and health insurance.
Obamacare seeks to not only cover more people under health insurance plans, but at the same time, significantly increase the cost of such coverage.
What the Obama administration should be focusing on is why, with our willingness to purchase food, cars, houses, and clothes without any subsidies or insurance, would Americans not give the purchase of health care services the same priority. In the 1950s, Americans paid for 50% of their health care out of pocket. Today we pay approximately 10% of our health care out of pocket. If our health is our wealth, why are we afraid to invest in it?
Say it, brother!
Smaller cars, bigger health insurance, Poppa Washington.
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