Pres. Obama did a pretty good job of stating his side. Missing, though, from the part about cutting costs and waste is anything about taking care of the malpractice insurance problem which drives good doctors out of practice. Obama is opposed to getting rid of the frivolous lawsuits that cause it.
This editorial has another take on it, and warns of the provisions in Obama's plan that could lead toward rationing (government taking away health care).
I simply don't think malpractice is that big a problem. Doctors are doctors because they want to be doctors. It's a problem, sure, but not as big as some people claim.
Your second point is one that drives me crazy. Care is being rationed now-today-as we speak-for you, and for me, and for everyone else, on Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance. This notion that government run health care will introduce rationing is recklessly untrue.
I beg to differ on the problem of malpractive. In Massachusetts, there was a serious problem several years ago when large numbers of ob-gyns got out of the ob side of things because the malpractice insurance became impossible to maintain. Just sayin.
Thank you for these links you have been providing, Michael. They are very informative and I need information for my choices. It is appreciated.
ReplyDeletePres. Obama did a pretty good job of stating his side. Missing, though, from the part about cutting costs and waste is anything about taking care of the malpractice insurance problem which drives good doctors out of practice. Obama is opposed to getting rid of the frivolous lawsuits that cause it.
ReplyDeleteThis editorial has another take on it, and warns of the provisions in Obama's plan that could lead toward rationing (government taking away health care).
I simply don't think malpractice is that big a problem. Doctors are doctors because they want to be doctors. It's a problem, sure, but not as big as some people claim.
ReplyDeleteYour second point is one that drives me crazy. Care is being rationed now-today-as we speak-for you, and for me, and for everyone else, on Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance. This notion that government run health care will introduce rationing is recklessly untrue.
I beg to differ on the problem of malpractive. In Massachusetts, there was a serious problem several years ago when large numbers of ob-gyns got out of the ob side of things because the malpractice insurance became impossible to maintain. Just sayin.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is a problem. No sensible person could dispute that it is a problem. Pennsylvania just had a similar issue a couple of years ago.
ReplyDeleteBut babies kept being born, didn't they? The doctors didn't all pack up and move to Maine.
The point is, it's not a factor that causes catastrophic damage the way that lack of health insurance does.
http://insurance-reform.org/pr/090722.html
ReplyDeleteOh, and by the way? Studies are mounting up to conclude that tort reform will do very little to impact the costs of health care.