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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: Lane3 who wrote (11738)11/24/2009 10:54:20 AM
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I usually find Brooks to be rambling, almost unreadable. But this article does get to the point, even if he makes a key mistake along the way:

"And the bills would probably do it without damaging the care the rest of us receive."

The above statement is fundamentally wrong. Why he made that statement in an otherwise okay article is inexplicable to me.

This legislation, if passed, will undoubtedly result in a decline in the quality of health care overall. When you eliminate Medicare Advantage, which it will effectively do, you leave people who found that coverage to be "better" in some way with a lesser coverage. And there are many, many areas where what amounts to abuse of the system (Durable Medical Equipment comes to mind) will be reformed, but it is inarguable that the result is damaging the care some receive, even if justifiably so.

In fact, I can't think of a time when extending a bureaucracy has made the services received by its "customers" better. Maybe you can.

Brooks has the major point wrong here. This bill makes health care much, much worse for the masses, although a few who are now not receiving the best care will see their situations improved if the legislation passes. Not a sensible tradeoff IMO.
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