Victory in the Medicare Drug War?

I definitely think there should be some minimal health care for all Americans, but mandating employers to provide this???

How many more laws does this government have to impose on us?

Yes, Joe Lieberman may be a republican, and a conservative one at that, but let’s get someone in there who knows what our government is supposed to be doing!

Posted by robin on Mar 22, 2006 at 8:12 AM

What we need to keep in mind is that the US puts more money into its health care system than any othe nation, and yet comprehensive health care is now available to a small and rapidly shrinking portion of the population.
    Malpractice lawsuits have been blamed for these incredibly high costs, and yet a surprisingly small portion of money actually goes into payments to those who won malpractice lawsuits. Our out of control medical costs aren’t due a single factor, but a range of factors that includes wildly high costs for medical training. 
    Controlling these costs is vitally important.  Sound medical care could stil lbe provided at a fraction of the cost, as we see being done in other nations.  This does require government involvement.  Once costs are reduced to a reasonable and manageable degree, insurance costs would go down, and more people could afford insurance.  This, in turn, would significantly reduce the amount of money that needs to be paid out in Medicare/Medicaid.

Posted by dhfabian on Mar 22, 2006 at 7:52 PM