After reading Bob Herbert’s column on how the Senate’s version of the healthcare reform bill is nothing but a tax hike that will adversely affect the middle class, It struck me how really awful this bill is for patients.
In a recent article published in The Atlantic Jonathan Gruber, an economist from MIT was enthused over the Senate’s healthcare bill because of its kitchen sink approach to the problem of rising healthcare costs. “I can't think of a thing to try that they didn't try. They really make the best effort anyone has ever
Despite promise by supporters of the House healthcare reform bill (HR 3962) it fails to accomplish several important goals: 1. No universal health care coverage 18 million people will not be covered. 2. Choice will be limited If you don’t like your private insurance, you will NOT be able to leave it to go to
The health care reform bill (HR 3962) that just passed the House of Representatives is bad on so many levels it is difficult explain. As it stands, it will destroy both the doctor patient relationship and change the practice of medicine as we know it. We have one of the finest health care systems in
The suspense is over. For weeks we have been holding our collective breath to see if there would be real insurance reform. Now we know. President Obama’s speech this evening incorporated a lot of different ideas, but what was most striking was his statement that the public option was just one of the avenues that
Dr. Elaina George, a prominent ear nose & throat surgeon in Atlanta, has a bone to pick with President Obama. During various healthcare town hall meetings and press conferences, the president has villified doctors as the cause of the high cost of healthcare. But Dr. George doesn’t agree. As one of the few black doctors
The debate on healthcare reform is in full swing, but no one is paying attention to the long term effects. I am for universal healthcare in theory. As a physician, I believe that it is a fundamental right. Unfortunately, the way the debate and pending legislation has been crafted, the outcome will result in unintended