Great thoughts!!fairorianaDecember 18 2009, 21:15:34 UTC
It's been tough to really wrap my head around this "debate" to where I have a cogent response and any useful suggestions on how to improve the situation. I think you hit it spot on. Agreed that in many ways it's a step forward. Even Keith Olberman came around from his Wednesday night rant (which made me feel good) to his Thursday night rant to agree that we should not kill the bill nor the progress. It's just a shame that the bill contains some of what it does and does not contain things it should. I think many Americans, like myself, are tired of bills that do nothing to reign in corporate greed (in this case that of the insurance companies and big pharma) and continues to make the middle class pay, and pay for everything. I agree that we should raise the Medicaid bar, so that many more poor Americans can get at least something
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Re: Great thoughts!!texaslawchickDecember 18 2009, 21:37:13 UTC
The other problem is the sacred cows that no one touches: the providers. I think medical education should be hugely subsidized, so the really good docs don't automatically head to anesthesiology and other high paying practice areas in order to pay off the staggering student loan debt they amass during medical school. I'm also hopeful that with less unreimbursed care, prices on the provider side will decrease a little or at least even out
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