Health Care Reform Crumbling Piece by Piece
The Congressional Budget Office recently released a report that the cost of health care reform is more than expected. Few people are surprised, we knew the costs would be higher than estimated. It’s our government representatives who buried their heads in the sand and now have to make cuts to meet the promised budget. Health [...]
Govt Capped Residencies in 1997 Now We Don’t Have Enough Physicians
In its great wisdom the U.S. government capped the number of medical residencies in a 1997 law to contain costs. Each new resident costs the government $100,000 per student or $9.1 billion to teaching hospitals. It takes 8-10 years of schooling, residency and training to develop a primary care physician. Healthcare reform adds 30 million [...]
Healthcare Reform to Cost Billions
Chronic disease management is a program within the current healthcare bill. Past studies funded by Medicare prove that these programs increase costs and do not decrease hospitalizations, needed care or the number of deaths that occur. Do we want to pass healthcare reform so badly that we’re willing to pass a bill that includes measures [...]
Public Uneducated about Heathcare Reform
We’re a nation divided on healthcare, with a president who promised to unite the parties but who has done everything to put a wedge in between them - pushing foward with reconciliation of a 2500+ page health care bill that most, including elected officials haven’t read. Do you know what you’re voting for? The government paying for [...]
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