Most people say, "you have to eat an elephant one bite at a time". Health Care is probably the biggest elephant in the room now and we are arguing about eating it whole with a spoon or a fork? WHY? Only in today's politics can we be so blinded by talk...
Here are some elephant like facts:
The Health Care Bill, H.R. 3200, is combining so many things that it is at last count 1,017 pages long! Another HUGE BILL that few people can read, care to read or understand what they are reading... Double talk, section super-session and interrelation are rampant because this thing is so damn huge!
Lets fix programs, save costs, add people, education guidelines, grant guidelines, tuition assistance... ALL under ONE plan...
Health Insurance and Health Care are 2 different things! Health Insurance is shared risk elective insurance model just like Car Insurance and Health Care is the delivery of services.
I think that most people agree to the following things:
- People need good medical care that wont put them in bankruptcy court in the event of something serious
- Health Care is NOT a right the we are born with, but it IS something that a responsible society should take note of to ensure quality of life
- Health Insurance NEEDS some regulatory changes to ensure that people can afford premiums, and get care for themselves and their family
- Government Programs are running in the RED and need to be reformulated to at least not break the bank
- Stop pointing fingers at people and point at things that can be improved!
Here is how I think we can eat this elephant...
- Do NOT submit a BILL that covers more than ONE topic. This will allow you to focus on details and solve smaller problems one at a time and with more focus
- Stop COUNTING Savings as how we are going to pay for things. When was the last time the government SAVED ANY MONEY?
- Provide a model similar to LIFE insurance for Health Insurance... You buy it for LIFE and at a fixed premium and your are covered regardless of where you work or how sick you get. Employers can then OPT-IN to covering a portion of your premium if they choose as a benefit
- Get COSTS under control by allowing competition, across state borders and within the industry
- Doctors need to be able to treat patients as best they can and stop having to worry about law suites, FIX the system
- Stop allowing politicians to have Special Plans and make them eat the same dog-food their supporters get. If it is good enough for all of us, then you are part of all of us.
- Dont raise MY taxes to pay for others health care, I pay enough already...
- Stop treating illegal immigrants without coverage. They are NOT US Citizens and are not here on my dime...
So, President Obama, Senators, Representatives and every czar that matters... Slow down, work smarter and put this into pieces that we can all digest, understand and agree on. It is NOT that hard see that "Keep It Simple" would make for a lot less finger pointing and get us where we need to be...
Dont even get me started on the additional COSTS... Costs are way out of hand and I dont see the "kids in the candy shop" putting things back... They just keep piling it on and enough is enough...