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Universal Health Care – Problem or Solution?by Daisy Sarma - September 10, 2007 - 1 comments
Here is the latest on the healthcare front in America. Chances are the universal health care program will never make it big here. This conclusion does not come after a discovery of some fatal flaw in the system; it is just that Americans are probably not going to reschedule health care-related choices just because the government wants them to.
" title="Universal Health Care – Problem or Solution?"/> Here is the latest on the healthcare front in America. Chances are the universal health care program will never make it big here. This conclusion does not come after a discovery of some fatal flaw in the system; it is just that Americans are probably not going to reschedule health care-related choices just because the government wants them to. This scenario would have been farthest from anyone’s minds when President Bush and the Congress agreed to expand Medicare and include prescription drugs under medical benefits. The universal health care program has split the people into two distinct categories – those who support it and those who do not. For the supporters, this seems to be the best foot forward, as they feel the universal health care program would have a three-step impact, all positive, on the American economy. The three benefits would be administrative cost cutting, reasonably priced medical attention for all, and lesser insurance costs for American businesses offering insurance cover to employees. Those who oppose this plan have their own reasons. First of all, the lobby opposing this kind of healthcare feels that while it might seem like a very good idea, it would probably be detrimental to those Americans who already have insurance. All Americans agree probably on one point, however. And that point is the 47 million uninsured Americans also deserve to have insurance cover. It is just that some feel a universal health care program may not be the best solution for all concerned. There are quite a few reasons contributing to the opposing voices. One of the main reasons is that despite having the best in terms of medical facilities and also having more allocations for health insurance than any other country possibly, there are still issues such as infant mortality. However it works out in the end officially, the debate over health insurance in America, especially when it comes to the universal health care program, is not going to die down any time soon. |
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I'd like to tell John Edwards, Hillary Barack or any other candidate who really wants to start connecting with America, that it's time to talk plainly about Universal Health Care in America. Right now it's just a "hot air" political topic that sounds good, but they are avoiding the realities of the problem. I agree with you that in Washington, there's a split between those who are "for" it and those "against" it. But in listening to their public debates it appears they are choosing sides based on what they think people want to hear instead of tackling the root issue and finding a real solution.
The health care system, like the military industrial complex of the cold war, is predicated on corporate profits and not the well being of the patient. The CEO’s of the large HMO’s and pharmaceutical companies have the same agenda as any other corporate leader. Raise their company’s stock price or lose their job which pays their obscene salary and bonus. Health care corporation’s focus is financial and they are not concerned with access to care or the quality of care their patients receive.
These same companies will push for tort reform because it limits their liability in medical malpractice lawsuits. They want to limit patient access, reduce their costs and not have any responsibility. The trial lawyers will not tolerate these unconstitutional limits and are fed by the victim’s misfortune. We have all heard the advertisements asking, “Has anything bad ever happened to you. Someone else should pay. Call us now. Time is running out.” How would they survive if they could only make a few hundred dollars an hour? (Assuming, of course, that they are not double billing). However, without these legal wolves patrolling the health care system even doctors would be at risk to corporate domination.
Where does this leave the doctor? Right next to the patient in the over-crowded emergency room wondering how things have gotten so out of control.
Posted by Dr. Michael Esposito M.D.
Radiologist and Author of “Locked In,” a new medical thriller.
www.mikeespositomd.com