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Re: I liked former Republican Senate majority leader Bill Frist's comments. callandor1000 Send a noteboard - 22/03/2010 02:12:16 PM
"Medicare 45 years ago and the current health care legislation are historic in that they are both huge coverage bills, focused primarily on distributive justice: a country as prosperous as ours should ensure affordable access to health care for every American. But Medicare was a reform bill, and today’s Congressional bill is not. Without substantive reform that includes purposeful alignment of incentives throughout the care delivery value chain, spending will skyrocket, deficits will definitely increase, and the country’s recovery from recession will be slowed. With passage, we should immediately unite and commit to a true reform initiative that is patient-centered, provider friendly and consumer driven, fueled by 21st-century information and choice."


He's very much right about that "purposeful alignment of incentives throughout the care delivery value chain". Of course, he's not in the Senate anymore, so he's not really bound by political considerations.


I agree with that. I'm not quite sure of all he's trying to say, though I like his positive attitude. But to gain some of the things he's talking about something needs to be passed and it needs to be worked on. Changes do indeed need to be made, but first of all we need something in place. This is one of the largest nations in the World population wise and one of the most powerful (and arguably the most powerful). Switches can't just be flipped to one making something happen, two make it happen correctly and three get everyone to agree on it. The last one is the toughest thing. We need to mold our product (healthcare) to the sculpture we want. We can't just go to the store and buy it ready to go and that is a problem for many of us Americans since we're such a country of demanding consumers.

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Re: No posts on the bill passing? - 22/03/2010 01:39:14 PM 565 Views
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Re: I chose to read about it first at the NYT, then the WSJ, then the Economist. - 22/03/2010 02:01:07 PM 546 Views
I liked former Republican Senate majority leader Bill Frist's comments. - 22/03/2010 02:06:41 PM 552 Views
Re: I liked former Republican Senate majority leader Bill Frist's comments. - 22/03/2010 02:12:16 PM 613 Views
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