A Weblog of Centrist Voices in American Politics
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February 08, 2007Edward's Universal Health PlanJohn Edward's has a plan to cover all of us. According to his website: Under the Edwards Plan: Some thoughts: If I were Hillary Clinton I would be gagging, and then I would say: "Hey John, that sounds like a good idea. I am glad I had it over ten years ago." This looks, smells, and feels a lot like Hillary-care. An idea that was brushed aside way too quickly IMHO. I give Edwards credit for brining up the issue. I simply cannot accept the fact that the greatest country in the world has 50 million people not covered by health insurance. It doesn't say a lot about our moral fiber. To not have universal healthcare, in my view, is completely assinine. Furthermore, I think if we are going to achieve it we will do so with something similiar to what Hillary and now Edwards has proposed, rather than a single payer system. I especially like the idea of "Health Markets." They work for big business and big labor, why shouldn't the rest of us benefit from them? Posted by Starbucks Republican at February 8, 2007 03:14 PMComments
The first comment at Marginal Revolution is worth quoting in full:
Did anyone else crack up at reading this? Let me guess: "Patients and insurers will reward health care providers with what Edwards calls 'Money.' Americans will monitor their health through what Edwards calls 'Doctor Visits.' They will secure access to this money through a mechanism Edwards calls 'Having a Job.' Decision to provide or purchase various medical service will be determined by what Edwards calls 'Supply and Demand.' People will arrive at health care providers in what Edwards calls 'Vehicles.'" Finding ways to give all individuals a share in some form of collective bargaining power makes sense to me. It has always seemed fundamentally unfair, even perverse that some people must pay a higher price for insurance simpl becuase they haven't managned to happen upon membership in one club or another. The rest of it leaves me with more questions than answers. And I don't like the answers that I can imagine for the questions. Where's the money for the extra care going to come from? From businesses? From those who already have insurance? From the empty pockets of those without? From mandated lower costs? IOW, sounds like BS to me. Posted by: bk at February 8, 2007 03:49 PMJust remember, don't call those mandatory premiums a "tax." Posted by: Tully at February 8, 2007 04:10 PMUniversal health care sounds great. It is an idea that is easy to support. The devil is in the details though. What would this cover? Is universal coverage for "erectile disfunction", required? What about organ transplants for the elderly? Motorized artifical limbs? The cost difference between minimal coverage and coverage for anything and everything would be significant. Posted by: Bernie at February 8, 2007 06:21 PMdidn't Ted Kennedy mount a filibuster a few months ago over wether trade organizations could form partnerships across state lines so businesses coulf form together to get better rates fir their employees..personally I like Edwards idea, but Hillary did think of it a few years ago! Posted by: mac at February 10, 2007 11:30 AM |
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