Oh, Katelew...I have to disagree..Obama did not take a market approach to health care. He took a sledgehammer and has tried to bust up what we had, and is trying by mandate and regulation to re-engineer what has been a world-class medical system. The problem all of us had before Obama care, is the price was becoming much too heavy a burden. Both insurance, and the actual cost of hospital bills, supplies, drugs, etc. I've never thought the Docs I have had over the years, have overcharged.
Give you a "for instance"....yesterday, my husband had to go to get a new 'face mask' for his CPap machine. This consists of a plastic unit (small) for the nose/mouth area, and some straps. Cost: $265+ !!! His insurance will cover it.....BUT he is an engineer by training, has worked for large companies, and has has his own business for the last 17 years. He was stunned, and said that Obama is attacking the costs at the point of delivery to the customer. He SHOULD BE questioning the cost from the start of the process, and have a good understanding on WHAT and WHY the cost for such an appliance should be anything like that..........
He also made the comment that if Aviation business ever had the guts to charge that much money for such a small, and mass produced item, that the CEO's would all be in jail because the Government would put them there.
Some of our Government employees at Senior levels should be in jail as well for just NOT paying attention to the problem at the source. Most often these days, the Government IS the source of the problem.
He took a market approach to healthcare. |
