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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: skinowski who wrote (11924)	11/27/2009 12:03:10 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

As data evolves, recommendations change, as they should. What I do not understand is why such issues must be decided by Washington. They are only decided by Washington to the extent that 1) they are an insurance payer, and 2) they choose to have a role in offering health advice. Re the former, I don't see anything to be done about that. The best we can hope for is to avoid having Washington as our only payer. Re the latter, "the people" clamor for guidelines. They want McD to stop frying potatoes in beef tallow and to know whether their doctor is screwing them when he won't authorize some medical procedure they've heard about. "The people" love experts and they trust the government to identify the most expert. Given that this information is way too heavy for individuals to learn, where else to get advice. For free, even. Then "the people" feel bad for those who don't get the benefit of this most expert of advice so they want to regulate their providers to insure that they follow best practices. Seems to me that's all very human and understandable. We want security and safety. If that's what we want, I don't know of any better place to get it cheaply and easily. The main problem I see with this role is that they aren't very good at it. We don't get the best advice because they're not smart enough and because they can be bought.

To: skinowski who wrote (11924)	11/27/2009 1:41:56 PM
From: Peter Dierks	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

As you say, it's hard to take things away. By the time healthcare workers become government employees, they'll love their benis and pensions. There will be no going back. I've seen government subsidized clinics with an overhead of $80 per visit. Not very many primary care docs could survive in business if they allow their overhead to reach 1/2 of this amount. Yet this is what democrats want us to embrace. They are willing to lie about the benefits: Premiums will be less expensive - No they will not! The cost for society will be less - No! Coverage will be better - Not if you are trying to control the two above. Fewer people will be without coverage - It depends, but not under PelosiCare. Etc.