Comments on: Republicans: time to engage on health care http://mindyourowndamnbusinesspolitics.com/wordpress/2009/08/17/republicans-time-to-engage-on-health-care/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=republicans-time-to-engage-on-health-care Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:23:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Brett http://mindyourowndamnbusinesspolitics.com/wordpress/2009/08/17/republicans-time-to-engage-on-health-care/comment-page-1/#comment-1818 Brett Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:46:53 +0000 http://mindyourowndamnbusinesspolitics.com/wordpress/?p=1254#comment-1818 Until they talk about and try to come up with ways of addressing the numerous cost drivers of health care and related health insurance, all of this discussion about the delivery of health insurance and how it's paid for will be rife with extreme points of view. You can't increase the number of people and increased utilization of a system without seeing increased expense, unless the cost reductions are are clear-cut and consider everything. For example, I hear absolutely nothing about revising the way liability issues are handled and their effects on health care costs. (actually, one of the drafts of the house bill actually strengthened lawyers rights). A ground up approach is necessary to follow all the expense and where and how to control it. Until they talk about and try to come up with ways of addressing the numerous cost drivers of health care and related health insurance, all of this discussion about the delivery of health insurance and how it’s paid for will be rife with extreme points of view.

You can’t increase the number of people and increased utilization of a system without seeing increased expense, unless the cost reductions are are clear-cut and consider everything. For example, I hear absolutely nothing about revising the way liability issues are handled and their effects on health care costs. (actually, one of the drafts of the house bill actually strengthened lawyers rights).

A ground up approach is necessary to follow all the expense and where and how to control it.

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