I pay medicare taxes but make too much to use it. Should something happen to me financially I already have it to fall back on. Here in louisiana all children are already covered by a
State government health plan based on income that is free or almost free dependant on family income.
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/offices/?ID=119 If the Federal government takes over the coverage doesn't increase... only the pricetag. And I understand about 1/3 of the presently privately insured people would be forced by their income bracket to take the federal government plan. I've seen what they've done with the Flood insurance business not to mention the post office.
I was seriously hoping for some balance between the runnaway cost of healthcare and insurance (far right) and government run healthcare who only the working (shrinking) middle class would carry the entire tab so even higher runnaway costs (far left)!
Can't we just regulate the petro, energy, and health care industries.
If the government wants to help, build more medical schools and assist with the high costs of tuition of those. Drill for more oil locally. Build the wind farms as promised instead of giving to the banks and auto industies. Entire alternative energy power plants. And hospitals. But most important regulate priceing. When I go to the doctor...I see the receptionist who gets the personal and insurance info. Then a nurse practicioner, then the doctor for about 2 minutes, then the practicioner again then I pay the cashier my copay. The health care I get is dependent on that 2 minute decision of my doctor who is a good one. Last one was an old school doctor who kinda believed some people just have achs and pains. Not so good one. These are going to still be the same doctors using the same equipment in the same buildings. We just need more doctors. Doctors regulate how many doctors there are, and that is where we need the change. We just need some regulation. But since the Health care industry has risen to 15% of every dollar being spent in this country it's just to big a bag of money to keep their hands out of!
If this government health plan is so good Let them give up their sweetheart private plan that the congressmen and senators get and wait in line with the rest of us. Let them walk the talk!All the while hard core socialists and hard core capitolists are screaming at each other being un american. While we are seemingly a nation divided we are all getting fed up with the Federal Government!
Damn we need a viable third party in the States! This is .... for the birds!
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Ain't no blog.... RIHL is the Rhode Island Health Literacy Project. Their objectives? 
