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Originally Posted by rphud
That all being said, with the health legislation as it is right now and the economy as it is right now (and likely will be for a while), do you really think we can afford this all right now? I think not.
Something to control costs needs to come first, like maybe tort reform and other.
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That makes sense.
Recently I heard Tom Price MD, Rep Ga. speak on HC. Being a physician
and knowing the the ins and outs of medicine he made a lot of sense.
The 3 things he mentioned were Coverage, Insurance and Waste.
Coverage for all citizens through Tax Policy, tax deductions, tax credits similar to a 401 K and individual/ company/ plans.
Insurance, can become affordable by Tort Reform and allowing competitive Insurance across state lines.
Waste is around $600 because of the practice of defensive medicine.
Imo, the reason for the large increases in HC over the years is the need for Docs to
order every new test there is before diagnosis to prevent lawsuits. I bet there are
very few people over 65 that don't belong to the CAT Scan or MRI Club.
Limiting the lawsuites would go a long way in reducing costs and do away
with the high cost of Malpractice Ins. that is passed along to the patient.
All these things just make sense to do before a massive HC plan, that we
can't afford, is put in place. Anybody disagree?