Affordable
Care Act Revisited
So,
the POTUS does not do deals very well. Who'd a thunk it!
Well
there's a shocker! What does he do now? Blame everyone else? Call
it fake news? Spit out his pacifier? Play more golf? One thing is
for sure, he now knows that the business model of shouting at and
bullying your opponent does not really apply in politics.
Regarding
Health care of course, we have been here before:
The
real problem with the Affordable Care Act is in it's name. It's just
not very affordable and that is what drives the Republican agenda for
repeal and/or redrafting.
This
is not an altogether bad idea. After all, the one thing most folks
can agree on is that the “Affordable” moniker is a misnomer.
It's just way too costly.
Why?
Voters
should focus on facts. Healthcare in the US is about seven times
more expensive than in other western industrialised countries. Yep
that was seven, not six, not five, not four not nothin! That's a lot
of money and by definition a lot of waste.
Most
of the nonsensical objections are driven by the same agenda as
opposition to Social Security legislation in the 1930's. Check out:
http://classroom.synonym.com/opposition-social-security-1930s-23530.html
I
assert and have always done so that having passed legislation to
create Obamacare Congress will never repeal it. They may as well try
to repeal Social Security.
Therefore
critics of healthcare legislation should be working on ways to make
it truly affordable!
Some
simple improvements: stop doing so many unnecessary tests – doctors
are so afraid of being sued for negligence that they order a barrage
of tests for conditions that just don't require t hem. Not blaming
them, so would you in that situation. Solution? Limit the amount of
compensation to reasonable amounts for conditions ancillary to the
original complaint. Simples. Move people through the system quickly
and efficiently – too many patients are just hanging around waiting
for this doctor or that doctor to show up. Doctors, I'm afraid need
to work reasonable hours not play golf every Friday. Overhaul the
hospital “ambience”. Do we really need barrels of flowers and
haute cuisine? Cut down on the bureaucracy – how many admins does
it take to change a light bulb?
I'm
sure greater minds than ours can find lots of ways to save cash.
More
affordable heath care is required – not a repeal of Obamacare. Get
over it.
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