Comments for Health Care Repair http://healthcarerepair.org Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:28:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Health Reform News for March 2, 2010 by crosssection http://healthcarerepair.org/2010/03/02/health-reform-news-for-march-2-2010/#comment-333 crosssection Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:28:05 +0000 http://healthcarerepair.org/?p=2006#comment-333 Just the facts for Nancy Pelosi: http://crosssection.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/nancy-pelosi-it-will-take-courage-to-vote-for-the-health-care-bill/ Just the facts for Nancy Pelosi:

http://crosssection.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/nancy-pelosi-it-will-take-courage-to-vote-for-the-health-care-bill/

]]> Comment on Health Reform News for February 26, 2010 by crosssection http://healthcarerepair.org/2010/02/26/health-reform-news-for-february-26-2010/#comment-303 crosssection Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:28:47 +0000 http://healthcarerepair.org/?p=1991#comment-303 A great article detailing how Americans feel about the healthcare proposal...not the administration...isn't that what it is all supposed to be about??? http://crosssection.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/how-many-times-must-we-defeat-the-healthcare-bill/ A great article detailing how Americans feel about the healthcare proposal…not the administration…isn’t that what it is all supposed to be about???

http://crosssection.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/how-many-times-must-we-defeat-the-healthcare-bill/

]]> Comment on Health Reform News for February 26, 2010 by crosssection http://healthcarerepair.org/2010/02/26/health-reform-news-for-february-26-2010/#comment-302 crosssection Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:52:27 +0000 http://healthcarerepair.org/?p=1991#comment-302 Great article detailing how the American people feel about health care...isn't that what is is supposed to be all about?? http://crosssection.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/how-many-times-must-we-defeat-the-healthcare-bill/ Great article detailing how the American people feel about health care…isn’t that what is is supposed to be all about??

http://crosssection.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/how-many-times-must-we-defeat-the-healthcare-bill/

]]> Comment on Mayo and 22 others encourage patient-centered reform through open letter to Congress by v1jose http://healthcarerepair.org/2010/02/23/mayo-and-22-others-encourage-patient-centered-reform-through-open-letter-to-congress/#comment-299 v1jose Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:04:05 +0000 http://healthcarerepair.org/?p=1975#comment-299 I agree with your approach to health insurance I agree with your approach to health insurance

]]> Comment on Welcome to HealthCare REPAIR by J HPV http://healthcarerepair.org/2010/03/09/welcome-to-health-care-repair/#comment-276 J HPV Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:41:28 +0000 http://healthcarerepair.wordpress.com/?p=170#comment-276 The US Healthcare system is too bloated. It needs to be fixed. It needs to be more inclusive. Medicare comes to mind. The US Healthcare system is too bloated. It needs to be fixed. It needs to be more inclusive. Medicare comes to mind.

]]> Comment on Health Reform News for January 27, 2010 by Pharmacy First http://healthcarerepair.org/2010/01/27/health-reform-news-for-january-27-2010/#comment-262 Pharmacy First Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:25:55 +0000 http://healthcarerepair.org/?p=1876#comment-262 We have had a public healthcare system in the UK for a long time and it works very well! i think it would be a great thing for the USA too. Jen We have had a public healthcare system in the UK for a long time and it works very well! i think it would be a great thing for the USA too.

Jen

]]> Comment on How else can they skin the cat? by Auriandra http://healthcarerepair.org/2010/01/18/how-else-can-they-skin-the-cat/#comment-246 Auriandra Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:46:02 +0000 http://healthcarerepair.org/?p=1820#comment-246 Massachusetts already has universal healthcare. Another thing they have is a lot of academic medical centers which would not benefit under the Dem's plan as much as integrated group practices would. Massachusetts already has universal healthcare. Another thing they have is a lot of academic medical centers which would not benefit under the Dem’s plan as much as integrated group practices would.

]]> Comment on Health Reform News for January 4, 2010 by Joe C Kraft http://healthcarerepair.org/2010/01/04/health-reform-news-for-january-4-2010/#comment-240 Joe C Kraft Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:49:51 +0000 http://healthcarerepair.org/?p=1736#comment-240 The new healt care bill taxes will start immediately after passage. Of course in thre or four years when the benefits kick in the prepaid taxes won't be there, they will have be converted to Treasury Bills and used to pay off debt or other government programs. Just like Social Security,Highway Trust Funds etc. the program will be in debt before it ever starts. Then they will have to raise more taxes or increase the nationsl debt. This whole health bill is just a con game. I am a World War 11 Vet. and after flying 43 missions in the South Pacific I am now considered expendable. Ask not what you can do for your country, ask why did you do it? The new healt care bill taxes will start immediately after passage. Of course in thre or four years when the benefits kick in the prepaid taxes won’t be there, they will have be converted to Treasury Bills and used to pay off debt or other government programs. Just like Social Security,Highway Trust Funds etc. the program will be in debt before it ever starts. Then they will have to raise more taxes or increase the nationsl debt.

This whole health bill is just a con game. I am a World War 11 Vet. and after flying 43 missions in the South Pacific I am now considered expendable. Ask not what you can do for your country, ask why did you do it?

]]> Comment on Kaiser Family Foundation releases summary of recent polling on Medicare Expansion by Auriandra http://healthcarerepair.org/2009/12/10/kaiser-family-foundation-releases-summary-of-recent-polling-on-medicare-expansion/#comment-227 Auriandra Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:38:44 +0000 http://healthcarerepair.org/?p=1608#comment-227 I believe the way Medicare payments are calculated will be part of the Senate bill, as will changes to distribution by region, and will begin a path to payment for outcomes and quality -- this is not the Medicare we have known. Cost-shifting should end also, as I understand it. Finally, check out Ezra Klein's series on columns in the New York Times. Item by item he compares payment rates for medical services among "first world" countries and from x-rays to doctor fees, without exception, prices iin the US are more than twice that of the other countries. Then look at the OECD comparative data on these same "rich" countries. The US earned a "D" overall. We must do better than this. I believe the way Medicare payments are calculated will be part of the Senate bill, as will changes to distribution by region, and will begin a path to payment for outcomes and quality — this is not the Medicare we have known.

Cost-shifting should end also, as I understand it.

Finally, check out Ezra Klein’s series on columns in the New York Times. Item by item he compares payment rates for medical services among “first world” countries and from x-rays to doctor fees, without exception, prices iin the US are more than twice that of the other countries.

Then look at the OECD comparative data on these same “rich” countries. The US earned a “D” overall.

We must do better than this.

]]> Comment on Mayo Clinic opposed to Medicare Expansion by Auriandra http://healthcarerepair.org/2009/12/09/mayo-clinic-opposed-to-medicare-expansion/#comment-226 Auriandra Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:52:21 +0000 http://healthcarerepair.org/?p=1598#comment-226 I think it will be fun to listen to the Senate Republicans who have projected themselves as Medicare's salvation and its unquestionable virtues, turn around and run away as fast as they can. Perfect. I think it will be fun to listen to the Senate Republicans who have projected themselves as Medicare’s salvation and its unquestionable virtues, turn around and run away as fast as they can. Perfect.

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