Comments on: What US healthcare will look like: Obama vs. McCain

By: Bill Thomas

Bill Thomas — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:35:59 +0000

I’m 48 and use the local SeaMar community clinic, since I earn about $15,000 a year from self-employment. Each appointment is $20. I’m in favor of LOW-COST BASIC health care obviously. Yet, I have benefited greatly from medicine; my dad is a retired orthopedist, and both my moms were nurses. I’ve seen both sides of the issue.

I don’t know if our whole country is ready for an immediate radical shift. I’ve suggested more community care clinics for BASIC HEALTH CARE. Grant funded pilot projects could be started in many small towns… because… government employees would be the first to shift from private health insurance to BASIC HEALTH CARE. With bigger paychecks, they can also purchase “premium” coverage for non-basic health care and/or invest the difference for future health care if needed.

Efficient electronic and internet records keeping improve emergency decision making and ‘portability’ of records.

“Everything is connected to everything else”. Though I forget who coined that, a BASIC HEALTH CARE PLAN benefits from other social changes. Namely, A GAS TAX (of 25 cents to a $1 per gallon) to fund it. A society who drives less is overall healthier.

Second, state “Labor and Industries” cases will be minimized. Injuries to wage workers and the self employed are treated similarly. Employer negligence is a separate claim.

This BASIC HEALTH CARE plan won’t cover extremely costly care/benefit cases, such as chronic criminals and addicts, hypochondriacs, unresponsive or uncooperative clients, nor end of life extension care. Each clinic will prioritize care, basically, on each doctors recommendations as part of a community effort. And those doctors are ‘evaluated’ for performance and quality of care given. Doctors and clinics are also safeguarded from costly malpractice worries, or they lose their contract.

With this plan we can have a trillion dollars of health care for 1/2 trillion dollars.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:18:07 +0000

Did you see the Bunk study stating 2/3 of doctors in America want National Health Care. The doctors who did this study also conducted one in 2002 and found that the majority of doctors did not want national health care, the problem with this is that the 2 question surveys drastically differ in there 2nd question. I found this article, 60% of Physicians Surveyed Oppose Switching to a National Health Care Plan, It's worth a read.

By: Siel

Siel — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:17:42 +0000

Thanks Candi — I’m having trouble finding health insurance myself.

Let’s all ignore the troll who left the third comment.

By: aZ_aJ

aZ_aJ — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:24:42 +0000

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OBAMA GON MAKE YO MUDAZ BLEEEED!

AMERICA DIES IN 2008!

OBAMA 08!

By: Candi- Teal Chic

Candi- Teal Chic — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:16:42 +0000

I hope you don’t mind but I posted a link to your blog post as I think what you posted is wonderful. Thank you for this!