Comments on: What’s NOT being Talked About in the Healthcare Reform Debate

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:49:27 +0000

Joe,

Excellent point. Obama is clueless on Health care.

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By: MHP Tim

MHP Tim — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:59:24 +0000

Another big topic that is not often discussed is who the uninsured are and why are they uninsured.

For example, if you go uninsured for a month because you are between jobs, you are counted as uninsured. Most people play the COBRA “game” by not taking COBRA for that month and then signing up if something happens.

Also, how many of those are uninsured by choice and not circumstance? One recent study says that 43% of the uninsured could afford insurance but choose not to take it.

Yes, there are truly people who need insurance and cannot afford it That number is surely smaller than the 40+ million that are technically “uninsured”. Let’s focus on them.

Lastly, the general population seems to think that pre-existing conditions are instituted by the health plans to make them more money. In actuality, they are used to prevent people from going without insurance and then purchasing it when they need it.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:35:39 +0000

The reason tort reform is not in the discussion is that the lawyers have the democratic party in their back pocket!!!

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:34:20 +0000

I also am tired of Obama’s continued use of the $177 billion that will be saved from the cuts to med. advantage plans…he also mentions how seniors need more covered preventative services , if he knew anything about MA’s he would realize they cover most preventative services at $0 copay!!!!!!!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:54:11 +0000

Want to know what else isn’t being talked about in the Health Care Reform debate? Prevention and alternative medicine.

The kind of care provided by allopathic physicians (M.D.’s) should be called “Medical Care.” That would distinguish it from Health Care. Medical Care should be looked upon as a subset of Health Care, not as the be all and end all of Health Care. Health Care should include nutrition, pure water, exercise, sunshine, fresh air, whole food supplements, chiropractic care, and perhaps many others. Whereas Medical Care could be looked upon as what you do when the rest of Health Care fails.

But, instead, what we have is total dominance by the Medical Care industry, i.e., prerscription drugs and surgery, to the exclusion of all else. And it’s invasive, it’s often ineffective, and it’s terribly expensive.

Let us begin to think of “Health Care” as being something that we do for ourselves, rather than having things done to us.

By: Brenda Jo

Brenda Jo — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:05:51 +0000

Amen!