Comments on: Health Care Experts Must Face What Politicians Won’t http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/health-care-experts-must-face-what-politicians-won%e2%80%99t/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=health-care-experts-must-face-what-politicians-won%25e2%2580%2599t Reporting and Analysis About What Matters in Chicago Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:44:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Rosemary Jiminez http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/health-care-experts-must-face-what-politicians-won%e2%80%99t/#comment-364 Rosemary Jiminez Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:08:39 +0000 http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/?p=1334#comment-364 Gotta love the US Congress. They're gonna increase taxes and reduce our wages. What do you think employers will do when it costs more to hire an employee? Gotta love the US Congress. They’re gonna increase taxes and reduce our wages. What do you think employers will do when it costs more to hire an employee?

]]> By: Bob Keel http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/health-care-experts-must-face-what-politicians-won%e2%80%99t/#comment-363 Bob Keel Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:18:39 +0000 http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/?p=1334#comment-363 James this was a good article, it encompasses several of the key issues of the debate and how hard it will be to move to universal health care by increments. You touched on doctors fear of losing income, malpractice/torts, and defacto rationing (which medicare clearly does today without calling it that). You also covered the economic arguement that giving an individual x amount of money to spend on his/her own insurance plan they will make a sound decision when they are more interested in Alvin dolls than public welfare. I think Siegler is on the right track calling for rebuilding of the system. Countries like Taiwan and Switzerland have done it in recent years. James this was a good article, it encompasses several of the key issues of the debate and how hard it will be to move to universal health care by increments.

You touched on doctors fear of losing income, malpractice/torts, and defacto rationing (which medicare clearly does today without calling it that). You also covered the economic arguement that giving an individual x amount of money to spend on his/her own insurance plan they will make a sound decision when they are more interested in Alvin dolls than public welfare.

I think Siegler is on the right track calling for rebuilding of the system. Countries like Taiwan and Switzerland have done it in recent years.

]]> By: Julie Stagliano http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/health-care-experts-must-face-what-politicians-won%e2%80%99t/#comment-362 Julie Stagliano Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:10:40 +0000 http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/?p=1334#comment-362 Jim, Excellent reporting. Hopefully Goolsbee will take this back to DC. Jim,
Excellent reporting. Hopefully Goolsbee will take this back to DC.

]]> By: jack scanlon http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/health-care-experts-must-face-what-politicians-won%e2%80%99t/#comment-361 jack scanlon Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:01:34 +0000 http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/?p=1334#comment-361 it reminds me, not new, that we have put off dealing with health care as a country for so long, that now we can't get our hands around it. even though we know there are no death panels in the legislation, most people based on polls don't see any advantage to them. the anthem blue cross 39% increase in California is another wake up call. why can't all these smart people in the Wayfarer's discussion come up with comprehensive health care plan? we have all these experts but no political will for a solution. Jim, how about convening a panel of poor and working class people with insurance, without insurance, and some about to lose insurance? See how their views contrast with the Wayfarer's. good article. it reminds me, not new, that we have put off dealing with health care as a country for so long, that now we can’t get our hands around it. even though we know there are no death panels in the legislation, most people based on polls don’t see any advantage to them.
the anthem blue cross 39% increase in California is another wake up call.
why can’t all these smart people in the Wayfarer’s discussion come up with comprehensive health care plan? we have all these experts but no political will for a solution.
Jim, how about convening a panel of poor and working class people with insurance, without insurance, and some about to lose insurance? See how their views contrast with the Wayfarer’s.
good article.

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