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July 24, 2009

Illusions of Cost Control in Public Health Care Plans

The available evidence does not indicate that a public plan modeled on Medicare could provide health care comparable to that offered by existing private plans, let alone at a lower cost. Contrary to proponents’ claims, a public plan could not achieve cost savings or substantially reduce the number of uninsured without substantially reducing the quality and access to health care that Americans currently enjoy.

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Comments Author: Robert Book
  • ellenjo
    This is like a New Deal Policy shoe.. However ,the key components are much different. Natioanl Health Insurance already exist, we need to talk about who gets covered and for how long. This plan duplicates what already exists.This beomes a socialist job creation bill. Let us not forget that many doctors from Canada and Europe come to US to practice becuse of the red tape and govenment funding issues that say one thing and never deliver. How to you measure success? What is the cost of the adminstrative aspect of the progrm, over time government programs never save money, you just pay and really get nothing in return.This is need. However, programds alredy exist and they should look at those programs.
    How much doe it cost to become a doctor? How much does it cost to become a lawyer? How much does it cost to become an auto mechanic.
    The math is backwards. An auto mechanic get $90.00 per hr. Try to fix a transmition!! Wher is the cap on car prices and repairs? I spent $7,000.00 on cars repairs this year. Lawyers how much do they get,put a cap on % of awards. And yet the people who hold your life in your hands, you want them to work for $40,000.00.
    I always knew that the government was never good in Math, They are the children we let behind somewhere.
    The plan is in place, all you need to do is improve it. This power grab upsetst the Balance of powers in the government to dictator levels. Why?? Because its all about the power.
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