Noway! I've seen too many ding dong Dr.s to cut tort and too many wicked drugs. Drug companies knowingly put out medicine that is BS. Look at propecia? Cures baldness but cause ED. They knew it could cause birth defects if a woman "touched" the damn pill. Do you think a tad more study might have been in line, Naw, we need the money. So what if a few bald freaks can't get laid. Jesus. Do away with tort. NO! health insurance, everyone just pays it in their taxes and Health Insurers go down. Rich ppl can join private hospitals but no opt out. In fact, the VA could run it all. People shouldn't go broke because they got sick. If congress cant agree, maybe its time we replaced everyone in washington and start over.
________________________________ From: Greg <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 3:11 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Obamacare Decision As a Liberal, I’d give on Tort reform as long as all malpractice suits are still covered. Yes doctors need much more room. They can’t be held responsible every time something goes wrong. But if they are negligent, a person’s needs to be covered. No limit on expenses, but a limit on the pain and suffering part. I think just National Medicare, you can opt out if you want private insurance, is the best way. At least we need the “Pre existing” clause taken out, or Medicare for them. It would be great for large businesses if they didn’t have these huge overhead costs of insurance. Greg ---------- I visit rehab hospitals almost daily as part of my job. I don't like a lot of our current system and I don't like a lot of Obamacare. In about 72 hours we will have the SCOTUS opinion on Obamacare. My guess is the individual mandate gets ruled unconstitutional. If that's the case I hope our lawmakers can go back to the drawingboard and develop some serious, bi-partisan healthcare reform, and do it right this time. I know I'm dreaming. Two things I hope they consider: 1. tort reform. Medical malpractice suits and awards are out of hand. This is one of the biggest reasons healthcare costs have skyrocketed. Ever wonder why doctors push to have every test under the sun performed before they diagnose? Yes, the want to cover their a$$ from malpractice suits. Everytime somebody sues the hospital for $80 million everybody else foots the bill. Some lawsuits have merit, many do not. 2. Allow interstate health insurance--allow market forces to work. If you can buy your health insurance cheaper from a company in Indiana or Oregon you should be allowed to. Competition tends to keep price down. Look at how auto insurance companies compete by offering lower rates. That's a start. I wish I knew all the answers. Don.
