The right way to reform health care
- Aug 18, 2009 - 9
From concerned American citizens in packed town halls and commentators on news programs, we are hearing that many Americans don't like much of what the majority in Congress are proposing in their push to remake the state of health care in America. My concerns about many of the elements of the health care reform supported by the White House and majority congressional leadership are well-known.
Yet just because I oppose legislation like H.R. 3200 does not mean that I don't recognize the need to rework certain elements of the health care equation in America. While the health care industry in the U.S. is relatively robust, it is not without flaws. And there is a segment of the American population, either because of their income level or their medical condition, that needs responsible and well-regulated government assistance.
How should health care be reformed? The answer is not in more government involvement in health care; nor is the answer simply denying there is a problem. Here are some of my ideas to an issue that needs to be addressed:
It is important to convey your concerns to your elected officials. Yet it is just as important to provide your ideas about how health care can be fixed without further bankrupting our nation's future.
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1 On Aug 18th, 2009, at 5:28pm, Richard Humphries wrote:
You sound like a politician not an evangelist or theologian. Health care is not a political issue but a moral issue. How to pay to see that Health Care is provided to all Americans is a political issue but the answer is not to do nothing. We are 50th in the world in Infant Mortality and after looking at the list, I am embarrassed that we find ourselves more than 6 times worse than those countries with the best performance. As a right to life advocate, it is time you started worrying about the pregnant woman who sees a Doctor for the first time when she goes to delivery. Both the woman and the baby are in jeopardy at that point!! Even Pastor Rick Warren and our President accuse the Right to Lifers of only caring about getting the baby born - not it’s life after birth. Other Main Stream Churches are standing up and speaking out for Change.
2 On Aug 18th, 2009, at 6:29pm, Michaelle wrote:
Yes, healthcare reform is necessary if it truly helps the u.s. citizens but our government isn’t honest enough for this. They want more socialism and power - and government run healthcare will do this. Plus, the one who has healthcare reform will get voted in again-even if its very average quality. Also, they won’t be telling the voters this-but tell them how great it is.
To truly show reform the congress that we have needs to disappear and we ought to start over in about 2 years with one that really cares about its citizens.
3 On Aug 18th, 2009, at 6:36pm, dick lindsey wrote:
I do agree that the health care bill as written is not good. I believe reforms are necessary. The high cost of insurance which involves high deductibles and less benefits at a very high rate. Alos, need to reform prexisting conditions which allows Insurance companies to use almost any excuse to increase rates or deny insurance. Also, do not believe it is fair for larger pools of insured to receive a better rate than individuals. There even needs to be tort reform.
4 On Aug 18th, 2009, at 8:21pm, Dave Hollar wrote:
47 million Americans do not have health insurance. What would happen if a couple hundred of them had this happen to them?
- Suffer a major heart attack at age 44
- Spent 249 days of the next two years hospitalized
- Suffered from Sudden Cardiac Arrest multiple times
- Were implanted with a $30,000 defibrillator
- Endured a pulmonary embolism in conjunctionwithsudden cardiac arrest
- Suffered a life-threatening bowel obstruction
- Received risky cardiac ablation surgery
- Received a heart transplant at the age of 46
- Suffered kidney failure the first 5 days after the transplant
- Treated by kidney dialysis for 5 days
- Must take expensive drugs for life
This all happened to me.
If it happened to any of the 47 million, they would be dead, as I would be if I had no health insurance.
We can do better!
5 On Aug 19th, 2009, at 8:50pm, Elizabeth wrote:
The only purpose of a government to provide a socialistic health care plan like the one proposed is to control its people. It is not to help citizens.
This socialistic health care plan has been in the works for decades - a socialistic network seeking to usurp freedom and endanger our right to liberty.
I studied this government system during a bioethics class in law school. We have many other examples of how this system has failed around the world. Ie. Canada I personally experienced such a system while I lived in Russia. Such a system gave the people (1) no excellent medical care and (2) worst of all - no hope. When a vision and incentive is taken away, as the American government is doing now in many sectors, people perish.
Socialistic health care is not the answer. We need to regain a vision, work hard and turn to the Lord to provide the right answers - not the government.
6 On Aug 24th, 2009, at 8:52am, Michaelle wrote:
Healthcare is a moral issue but unfortunately it has been made into a political one to try to gain more control over the citizens. This is a disgrace. All they want is control- this is their only goal. I will die naturally and never take their wicked healthcare.
7 On Aug 29th, 2009, at 1:19pm, Tommie Leamon wrote:
I think we have a way bigger problem than just healthcare reform, although it is a HUGE problem. I think government spending is about to destroy this nation. I can only liken it to an adult child who is on drugs who has mom and dads credit card. He spends it on anything and everything and mom and dad just keep paying the bill. This is what the healthcare reform is about—-more of our money for…what? It is only when we the people rise up and say, “no more money for you!” will we again see this nation become what it once was. Will it take revolution? It was called taxation without representation 233 years ago.
8 On Sep 10th, 2009, at 2:26pm, Michael Townsend wrote:
I think the answer to health care the point you and many others are missing is found in the bible. God instruction book on how we are to live our lives.Deuteronomy 15 and 2 Corinthians 8.
Deuteronomy 15:7 It says not to be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother and 2 Corinthians 8:13 says but there might be equality. It seems that may have forgotten these basic principles.
9 On Sep 26th, 2009, at 11:28am, Joyce wrote:
I wonder why someone in the know doesn’t add to public discourse some facts and figures about what a typical/reasonably healthy citizen (at different life stages, infant, toddler, school age, adolescent, young adult, middle adult, senior adult, for example)should expect to need to budget for healthcare costs per year.Tax benefits/medical savings accounts help with these costs. People need to stop thinking all healthcare costs are to be paid by someone else! Reasonably priced private healthcare policies can cover moderate/heavy expenses. Non-profits plus government can be safety net only for chronic/catastropic health challenges without bankrupting the US.