The best health care plan is a well paying job with benefits. It makes you feel secure, reduces stress and allows you to see a doctor with minimum financial consequences. While the number of unemployed citizens is unacceptable, it should not detract from the unemployment problem. This country needs new industries with well paying jobs. Employers need to be encouraged to provide health insurance for their employees and Doctors and Hospitals need to reduce costs. Three problems, each with a separate solution:
1. Government funding has to be poured into energy related industries in the US. Solar, Wind, battery technologies, etc., with emphasis on jobs physically located within the US.
2. Employers should not only be allowed to deduct the cost of employees' health insurance premiums but an additional percentage to cover overhead and incentive. Maybe start with 10%. No less than 5
3. Medical malpractice laws have to be changed. We need a system that works better for the injured party than Workman's Comp but costs less than our present litigation system.
The above three pronged attack would be much better than just pouring money at the health care insurance problem to win votes.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
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