If any single thing will destroy this whole thing it will be the forcing of people to buy health insurance. The American public is fed up with being regulated and coerced. The elites, including Obama, keep bringing up mandatory car insurance as an example of how well it all works. Could I have a show of hands of the number of people that have been in an auto accident with someone with no insurance? I could raise my hand at least FOUR times. So how's that mandatory thing working for us all?
Oh, but wait. This time it's diiiiiifferent. They're going to fine you a nice chunk of change for not having health insurance. They're also going to tax sugary soft drinks, cut Medicare, expand Medicaid - all in the interests of "saving" money and funding health insurance.
Yesterday I read all the amendments relating to the latest incarnation of the health bill. Only in the hallowed halls of Congress could someone say increasing Medicaid eligibility to 150% of poverty level and providing universal coverage for children"saves money." And that's just the tip of the iceberg. Take a few minutes and at least read the summary of the amendments.
Thanks to Pamela Geller over at Atlas Shrugged, I spent some time on Physicians for Reform. They outline exactly how to fix health delivery. And what do they say? Why exactly what I've been saying all along.
[...]Three fundamental reforms are needed to stabilize American healthcare. If any one of them is neglected, patient-centered healthcare will not survive. We must correct the inefficiencies or our present system, not simply spend more money on a system destined to fail.
- Insurance Reform
- Tax Reform
- Tort Reform
