While I am against a government run health care option, this country does need health reform. There are issues that actually need to be addressed. Costs need to be curtailed and health care needs to be made more available.
Many doctors have already computerized health records. It is logical; can prevent mistakes; and makes it more efficient and less costly to file claims. Fraud must be addressed. Every year billions of health care dollars are wasted on fraudulent claims. Tort reform is needed. Frivolous law suits could be reduced by requiring plaintiffs to pay court costs and attorneys fees in unsuccessful cases. Contingency attorneys' fees should be limited to a reasonable set percentage of the award. If frivolous law suits were reduced, medical costs would be reduced and there would be fewer unnecessary tests order. CYA medicine is wasteful medicine.
Health care does need to be made available to all legal citizens. No one should be excluded because of a preexisting condition. About 16% of our population does not currently have health care insurance. One-third of the uninsured could afford insurance, but choose not to do so. One-third of the uninsured are eligible for Medicaid, but for some reason they have not applied. At least 20% of the uninsured are not in this country legally. They should only receive emergency care, not health care insurance. The uninsured who are not in these groups could receive health care insurance from private plans in which premiums are subsidized by the government according to need. If this were done every American would have access to health care that THEY controlled.
The government should not be involved in our medical decisions. It should not be involved in decisions that may effect whether we live or we die.
Signed,
The Electorate
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