02 July 2009
Congress's Confusion over Health Care
The survey Congresswoman Nita Lowey sent to her constituents on July 2, 2009, is biased in favor of a government plan. What is needed is (1) more vigilance by consumers about the cost of their personal health care plans and (2) increased responsibility by doctors and other health care providers for the cost of the services they supply. Rewarding both parties for reducing costs and for achieving better results should be an essential element of our national health care structure, whether it be publicly or privately insured.
The government should pay for the cost of educating our doctors and consumers; insurers (public or private) should reward consumers and providers for successful health care results. I suspect that the combination of the two would achieve lower costs overall than our current fee for service model.
The survey Congresswoman Nita Lowey sent to her constituents on July 2, 2009, is biased in favor of a government plan. What is needed is (1) more vigilance by consumers about the cost of their personal health care plans and (2) increased responsibility by doctors and other health care providers for the cost of the services they supply. Rewarding both parties for reducing costs and for achieving better results should be an essential element of our national health care structure, whether it be publicly or privately insured.
The government should pay for the cost of educating our doctors and consumers; insurers (public or private) should reward consumers and providers for successful health care results. I suspect that the combination of the two would achieve lower costs overall than our current fee for service model.
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