Comments on: When it comes to health care reform, winners and no losers? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/08/when-it-comes-to-health-care-reform-winners-and-no-losers.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tomhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/08/when-it-comes-to-health-care-reform-winners-and-no-losers.html#comment-109754 Tom Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:13:24 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39489#comment-109754 I think a reasonable goal for healthcare reform would be to help more than it harms. By most analyses, it fails this basic benchmark at present. Yes, Uwe, perfect is the enemy of good enough: So why try to remake the economy, when instituting reasonable legislation (or removing legislation) would do the trick? You'd like competition: remove the ridiculous requirements in some states for a minimum healthcare plan. As a male, do I need gynecological coverage? As I'm under 40, do I need a nursing home provision?Reform at present wants to consolidate healthcare under the government, when its role should be to encourage competition via legislation. It should not be trying to manage sectors of industry, whether it be automotive or healthcare. I think a reasonable goal for healthcare reform would be to help more than it harms. By most analyses, it fails this basic benchmark at present. Yes, Uwe, perfect is the enemy of good enough: So why try to remake the economy, when instituting reasonable legislation (or removing legislation) would do the trick? You’d like competition: remove the ridiculous requirements in some states for a minimum healthcare plan. As a male, do I need gynecological coverage? As I’m under 40, do I need a nursing home provision?

Reform at present wants to consolidate healthcare under the government, when its role should be to encourage competition via legislation. It should not be trying to manage sectors of industry, whether it be automotive or healthcare.

]]> By: Carla Kakutani MDhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2009/08/when-it-comes-to-health-care-reform-winners-and-no-losers.html#comment-109669 Carla Kakutani MD Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:23:27 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=39489#comment-109669 I loved that piece and the cartoon as well. It needs to be more widely read. In fact, I wish it could be part of the handbook that the delegates to our state medical society get before our annual meeting. Then maybe we wouldn't have to spend 3 days trying to impress each other with our zeal to uphold these absolutes, and we might actually come up with a few useful solutions. I loved that piece and the cartoon as well. It needs to be more widely read. In fact, I wish it could be part of the handbook that the delegates to our state medical society get before our annual meeting. Then maybe we wouldn’t have to spend 3 days trying to impress each other with our zeal to uphold these absolutes, and we might actually come up with a few useful solutions.

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