Privatization is bad kids, Mmkay?
Is Texas looking out for you? Health-care outsourcing is rolling on, but many patients suffer from silent treatment | WFAA.com | Politics: Local
Evercare's health management program is just one of a growing list of outsourcing efforts embraced by Gov. Rick Perry and the Texas Legislature as a way to save money while still delivering state-funded care. But rather than providing a surrogate safety net, private contractors have failed needy Texans and taxpayers.
[Click image for a larger version] REX C. CURRY/Special Contributor
REX C. CURRY/Special Contributor
North Dallas doctor William Walton says caregivers must be vigilant in working with UnitedHealth, parent company of Evercare of Texas. 'They're dishonest, and they're sneaky,' Walton said.
The financial and human costs of these failures are unclear. The state has not conducted a broad-based analysis of the growing privatization movement.
And yet out state continues to try to farm out these services. The problem is, a private business is out to make money, not be humanitarian. If making money conflicts with providing human services, guess which side loses?
Evercare's health management program is just one of a growing list of outsourcing efforts embraced by Gov. Rick Perry and the Texas Legislature as a way to save money while still delivering state-funded care. But rather than providing a surrogate safety net, private contractors have failed needy Texans and taxpayers.
[Click image for a larger version] REX C. CURRY/Special Contributor
REX C. CURRY/Special Contributor
North Dallas doctor William Walton says caregivers must be vigilant in working with UnitedHealth, parent company of Evercare of Texas. 'They're dishonest, and they're sneaky,' Walton said.
The financial and human costs of these failures are unclear. The state has not conducted a broad-based analysis of the growing privatization movement.
And yet out state continues to try to farm out these services. The problem is, a private business is out to make money, not be humanitarian. If making money conflicts with providing human services, guess which side loses?