Let's just get this straight. Our new health Czar who says he is "in love" with the UK's health care system. Today in the NYT, this quote comes out of an article, detailing how Britain is planning to decentralize their system after 70 years. Get this-
"Practical details of the plan are still sketchy. But its aim is clear: to shift control of England’s $160 billion annual health budget from a centralized bureaucracy to doctors at the local level. "
Do you get this America? After years of cost overruns, lousy service, and poor health - they finally realize what? DON'T GIVE YOUR FREEDOM to GOVERNMENT and expect them to take care of you! Only YOU take care of you. Choose the doctors that serve you BEST. If you took your money AWAY from your employer provided insurance (who in turn gives you lower wages) and had your own money to purchase a health care plan that you wanted, people work for YOU. Why would I expect to go to an insurance company to pay for a blown light bulb in my house? I don't. I go to Lowe's and buy it. I don't need some company in between. For normal health related issues, I want to pay my Dr. DIRECTLY. For catastrophic issues, I need insurance to be there for me if it happens.
One simple plan. End the employer based insurance incentives, and give INDIVIDUALS a direct write off for all out of pocket medical expenses. A guy spends 5 grand, and makes 100,000, he made 95,000 this year. Incentivize people to maintain their own policies throughout their lifetime. Have a strong, sustainable Medicare plan at the bottom to help people who cannot afford catastrophic insurance.
How many examples America must we see of failed government centralization? Katrina, 9-11, BP ? No one in government is taking care of you. The founders knew this! This is why they wanted small centralized government to do the things that they must. Why do liberals still have this unwavering faith in government in the face of overwhelming proof.
