Healthcare reform: Good enough for the public but not Congress
Submitted by All American Blog
Written by Michael Vass
I saw something today that really stuck out in my mind. Something that you just aren’t hearing in the mainstream media. Coverage is so sparse that it surprised me to find it in the Wall Street Journal. And its about the hot topic for the Obama Administration this minute - in 5 minutes it may be something else.
Yes it’s about the health care reform. Another Bill that is being shoved through Congress with a speed that only the Stimulus plan might match. And we know how well that turned out.
But the Journal Items that got my attention was this
Really interesting isn’t it. The Healthcare reforrm Bill is so good, and such a boon for the public, that Democrat Senators - who back the Bill in the first place - would not accept the same mandatory terms that potentially 114 million Americans will be forced to face. They have such confidence that they declined to be involved with a system they have structured to be inefficient and more burdonsome than the current one.
I think there is no better evidence that the plans being rushed together right now are so problematic as to be the twin of the Obama Stimulus. This is something that I hope everyone remembers, and can be kept in the final law, when it comes time for the 2010 and 2012 election cycles. Because it’s the proof of the pudding.
I think it’s a fantastic idea. Let the husbands, wives, and children of Congress share the exact same “benefits” that you and I will receive. Let’s ensure that they have to endure the same restrictions and quality of care that their constituents will get. If Congressional Democrats think that emulating a Canadian or British health care system that refuses mammograms and has people waiting months for essential surgeries is such a brilliant idea, let’s see how good they feel when it’s their family.
Mark my words, this amendment will never make it to the final Bill. It will not be part of the law we will be forced to abide by. Congress will never accept that which they are requiring the public to me inflicted with.
If I am correct, that will be all the proof we will need to know we received polispeak and not legislation. But sadly at that same time we will be on the hook for a budget crushing, economy busting, $1.5 trillion dollars. By that time millions will be subjected to inferior healthcare. It will be too late for anything but the next round of votes.
Oh, that’s the other thing. The plan is that the reforms will not start to take effect until 2013. Just after the re-election bid of President Obama, and before another mid-term election in 2014. Funny that they will wait until after the elections for the public to react to the new “benefits”. Another vote of Democrat confidence?
July 21st, 2009 at 9:57 am
I am a physician and will say that this universal plan is frightening to me to say the least. Looking at what Medicare has done and how poorly they pay physicians, I fear that the physician shortage we are currently facing will just spiral out of control because people are going to stop staying in school for fifteen years.
July 21st, 2009 at 9:59 am
I credential hundreds of physicians with Medicare and private payers and what I hear is that this bill will force many physicians into early retirement. Think about it. More demand and less supply. You are going to have the people paying cash just to get the best treatment while people on the government plans will be waiting for months to be seen.