The way Congress is handling the health care debate makes one wonder how the government will handle actual health care insurance.
One gauge might be the paperwork. A version making the rounds at the Capital is more than 1,000 pages and should give us a clue as to what to expect should the health care reform bill pass as currently written.
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People often complain about Medicare and Medicaid because they have a hard time getting seen by a doctor. That’s because physicians say the government only pays a portion of their treatment costs
Both are government-run programs that are poorly managed, yet the backers want us to believe this time it will be different.
Still more people simply don’t like the idea of more government in their lives.
Or their businesses. The insurance companies are understandably upset because they don’t want to be in competition with a company that can print its own money. It’s a pretty safe bet that a Ford dealer would be miffed if Uncle Sam’s Discount Motors opened across the street.
There is no doubt improvements are needed in our health care system, but the proposed package is not the answer. As written, this plan would be akin to replacing the engine and transmission in a car that has a bad alternator.
Not all the health care debate has bad, though.
In a story by Patricia Murphy in The Capitolist, Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley added an amendment to the bill requiring all members of Congress and Congressional staffs to buy their insurance like the rest of us. When his amendment passed, Grassley said, “The more that Congress experiences the laws we pass, the better the laws are likely to be.”
That’s refreshing.
Now if our leaders could whittle that 1,000-page document down to something more manageable to read, say 20 pages, that would be even more refreshing.
Comments
11 comment(s)to whyioughta wrote on Nov 29, 2009 1:30 PM:
sharpie wrote on Nov 29, 2009 11:23 AM:
whyioughta wrote on Nov 29, 2009 9:42 AM:
Alaskan. wrote on Nov 25, 2009 4:24 PM:
GeorgeM wrote on Nov 25, 2009 12:08 PM:
Bill wrote on Nov 25, 2009 8:35 AM:
Willow wrote on Nov 24, 2009 7:00 PM:
The public option is a small part of the package. I'm hearing two arguments, either its to good and will put insurance co. out of business or its so bad it will kill people. Which is it? I have no sympathy for insurance co's who are interested only in their stockholders. Where is our compassion for those who cannot afford insurance leading to shortened lives or those paying huge premiums. We will be paying big time if we don't fix this insurance crises. "
Brian wrote on Nov 24, 2009 11:53 AM:
Big Lake wrote on Nov 24, 2009 9:03 AM:
Congress needs to write a bill that only covers Health Reform, NO admendments for anything else and let the Public read it. Congress needs to vote per the people they represent not party line. Congress represents "We the People" not "We the Party."
Do you want to pay taxes in 2010 and on to get coverage in 2013? Is that a Health Savings Plan? "
Palmer Farm wrote on Nov 24, 2009 8:22 AM:
citizen wrote on Nov 24, 2009 7:41 AM: