Sunday, March 21, 2010
Heath Care Reform
A small break for a political (although it shouldn't be) message. I'm spending today watching C-SPAN for the debate over health care. I support the bill for a variety of reasons. It is not the bill I wanted, I don't think it goes far enough. I would like nothing less than for health insurance (actually, all insurance companies) to be not for profit, either by changing how companies do business or by the government taking over completely (my ideal). I would like reimbursements to be determined by best practices rather than by professional organizations, shareholders and profit margins. And, of course, I would like alternative births to be encouraged. Studies show that low-risk women have better outcomes with midwives than with obs yet many insurance plans (mine included) do not cover midwives and/or out-of-hospital births. We live in one of the richest countries in the world, it is a moral outrage that we can't take care of our own citizens. (Respectful opinions welcomed!)
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The House intends to do a follow-up package with items that were in the House bill that did not make it in the Senate bill - but may very well have had they gone the conference route. So...it's a start, but not the end! Though hopefully these provisions will start making things a teensy bit better soon!
ReplyDeleteI think the first provisions kick in in six months (upping the age of children on parental policies and pre-existing conditions), before the election. No, this bill isn't anywhere close to perfect, but it gives a good base. And yes, hopefully there will be lots and lots of tweaks to it that will make things better. Vive la Socialism!
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