Health care reform fails again. I've been writing this blog since 2008, and I tried to find an old blog I wrote regarding health care from way back when the Republicans were trying to hinder Obamacare. Back then, when Obama was still in the middle of his presidency, I tended to give him the benefit of the doubt., I felt he won and deserved a chance to show what he could do (IMAGINE THAT !) Leaning right of center, I still always try to have a fair mind and under Obama I often found myself defending Obama because the R's were such obstructionists ! Sound familiar ?
Anyway, I found the blog ! Here it is in all it's glory. Some things never change folks, and way back then I was wondering out loud what ideas the Republicans had. It turns out my suspicions were correct, they had NONE ! So, this from 2013 and today I figured I'd share it as a relic of the past in honor of another failure of our government to work for the people. They are of, for and by the lobbyists and the partisan nonsense- from BOTH parties enrages me. Don't forget our darling media cheerleaders stirring the pot from the sidelines !
Can the Republicans Offer Solutions for Healthcare ?
July 29, 2013
Recently in the Orlando Sentinel there was an article on how Senator Marco Rubio has warned that our quality of health care is in serious danger if the “Affordable Health Care Act” moves forward. I think he has a good point in that there are few federally controlled agencies that we can look at with admiration for their success. I wonder though, what ideas might he and the Republicans have? All I hear on so many major issues is what the Republicans don't want. But, what is it they DO want? What ideas do they have to make health care affordable ? Surely there are intelligent options that could come from the right other than what they don’t want.
On a monthly basis the average premiums for a family of four are approximately $1000 per month. If you’re fortunate, you work for a company that pays for half of that. In comparison, when I first graduated from college in 1987 I paid around $30 per month to cover the full premium for myself. Consider that this money put back in people’s pockets could go towards improvements to homes, vacations, entertainment and education. Positive economic catalysts. The high cost of health insurance as a percentage of income has become a drain on the economy. It needs to be fixed.
Our leaders don’t understand our struggles. I’ve always liked the idea of having our Senators and congressman pay the same health care premiums most Americans pay so they can relate to what we’re going through. I wonder what Senator Rubio pays? I'm very sure it's not 10% of his net income as it is for most middle class Americans.
The pharmaceutical and medical professions have spent over three billion dollars on lobbying in Washington DC since 1990. That's a lot of convincing. What exactly did they convince our government to do for all these years ? Could it be this lobbying has created a warped medical economy where normal laws of supply and demand no longer apply? Can that be fixed? Also, could there be limits on litigation so that the mistakes of Doctors don’t automatically make someone and their lawyer a millionaire while simultaneously causing everyone's premiums to surge as a consequence ?
As a voice from the middle, I would like to hear some good ideas from the right that could improve our health care system as it stands today. The Republicans are against Obamacare. That is obvious, But if their mindset is that the status quo is fine, then they have already failed the American people.
In My Humble Opinion.
Some things never change.
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