We can reform the system without a drastic change. Tort reform, portability, and cutting fraud are three simple ways to make a positive change. Tort reform is needed, but ignored in this current plan. Actually, it makes it worse and will actually show an increase in litigation. Why can't people be allowed to shop around from state to state to get a plan which would work for them? Look at other types of insurance that allow competition from all over the country. This would decrease the costs and increase the quality of care due to real competition. Also, there is so much fraud and waste in the system right now. We just need to crack down on that to make sure the system is not being abused. If these three things were done, costs would go down, care would go up, and more people would be able to be covered by insurance. This is not much to be done. It could be done in a couple of pages and then we could have real health care reform.
Government has no business in controling my health Stop big government Stop those communist in the white house
Healthcare Reform is a sham. If our system needs to be restored, we can delay healthcare for when the country is once again prosperous. It makes much more sense that a prosperous country spreads prosperity much better than a bankrupt one does. Follow the Constitution.
I think there is a legitimate need - I think that each State should deal with Insurance companies in that state to offer discounted and public Health care to those who can't afford through the private sector. Fix Medicaide and Tort reform and leave the rest as is!
The govt needs to leave me alone. I pay my HIGH taxes. I already have the govt too far in my pocket and in my life. I do not want to hand over any other individual liberties or amount of money to any gvt.
just about every thing has problems now days but govt take over is not a solution its a problem.
I think that we need to focus more on the preventative side of things (food exercise, putting pressure on the restaurant industry, regulations on these sorts of things). We should utilize the government we already have in place. Also, we should be looking at reforming the legal action side of health care. These two things would greatly reduce the cost of health care.
My view is to open up the opportunity for insurance companies to compete for business across state lines and control frivolous law suites against our physicians. In addition I would allow for some type of low cost insurance for the people who don't have it or can't afford it but not this huge government entitlement we can honestly not afford. This is an outrageous proposal we can not afford!!!
Health care needs reform. The government needs to get its sticky hands off of it. Just because the constitution says "and provide for the general wellfare," doesn't mean that the government needs to mess with it. If you can afford insurance, then get it! I'm all for getting insurance. When you can't afford it, however, you can't just be handed it by the government. You must get help from support groups, from your church, and from family, whichever means are available to you. Keep in mind, though, that this bill will not even give insurance to everybody. It's taxing *all* the people who *can* get it, but giving health care to only *1/3* of those who can't afford it right now! Really? Is that really progress? PLEASE understand that this is a stupid idea, and it will only tax the middle class, and give more money to the government. If this bill passes through Senate, there is no stopping the liberals. They will have full control over the people.
Health care does need to be improved. The legislation already in place to provide for elderly and needy must be improved and cleaned up to prosecute all fraudulent claims. Tort reform is greatly needed to bring down overall health care costs. I say fix what we have in place and give that a chance to improve our overall healthcare. We have the greatest healthcare system in the world already - let us improve what we have - not change it so radically and socialisticly (is that a word?).
Leave it alone
What has been put forth by our our Government will hurt more then it helps!
We need helath care reform in America, I don't beleive that a public option is the answer. I think that we can lower costs by setting up tougher rules for medical lawsuits and work w/ insurance copies to lower the costs.
The system will not work! I do not want to bring children up in this world because the government is slowly taking over the United States - land of the FREE.
Health care is not a right. Work on tort reform and increasing private competition.
I don't believe that we need the government to step in and take over health care. I believe that it is up to the individual to cover their own selves with insurance.
It's a sad and very dark time in America, when legislators disregard the will and desire of the majority without hesitation, and they place higher value on prolonging their careers than serving Americans for the betterment of America.
It's one too many pages long and it doesn't seem ANY ONE has a clue as to what's truly in the bill, why as an American Citizen can I not view the full bill or when ask a senator or whoever what's in it, they can't even give me a direct answer? WHY??
We need tort reform, we need insurance reform and we need to find a way to provide health care to the uninsurable which includes some provision to help those with pre-existing conditions, which I have.
There is some need for health care reform to control costs. I see new palaces of hospitals and clinics being built that are virtually empty of patients being built by supposed Non-Profits? Give me a break.
The only necessary reform is to stop insurance companies from denying coverage for pre-existing conditions. Risk assessment should include all people in a geographic area rather than a small group (i.e a business with 8 employees).
Health care should be preventative with whole organic non GMO foods and clean water. Advertising of medicine should be illegal
OPEN INTER-STATE COMPETITION AND TORT RE-FROM
I once a single mother and it was hard raising a child by myself, but I did it, I worked two jobs, put him in school, food on the table, purchased health care (a good one) at work, never asked for food stamps or goverment health care. I worked to hard to get what I have and don't want the goverment to take that privlage away from me or my family. This country never had it, don't change it now.
We all agree that health care needs reform, but having the government take over such an enormous portion of our country's economy to make questionable reforms on health care is dangerous to our future.
I don't think that the current proposed legislation will be effective. I think that the expense is too high for the number of people who will be assisted. I think that it is a bad idea to impose a penalty on those people who do not want to have coverage. I think that making a committment of this size at this time is imprudent and NOT what most Americans need or want.
I think a very well thought out, thoroughly debated healthcare reform plan that addresses the ever rising cost of medical care and insurance premiums is appropriate...but with the end result not being a government run healthcare system. I'm not knowledgeable enough to know what that end result would look like....but you know what?....I don't think our President, Senators or Representatives do either. The current Democratic plans are simply a power grab and takeover of our nations healthcare system and we will all pay dearly with ultimately higher cost, poorer service and possibly rationed healthcare. This is not the America that I want!
Tort reform.
