To Congress,
The ABC special didn't address the problems of a government run, government subsidized health care plan. I would like to address why this type of plan is a very bad deal for the American public.
1/ It is too expensive. Private plans could cover the uninsured at a much lower cost.
2/ A government run, government subsidized plan would force private plans out of business - leaving us with only the government plan. Private plans can not compete with a tax subsidized plan.
3/ The government would decide what treatment, if any, would be allowed. The government should not control our life and death medical decisions.
4/ A government plan must result in rationing. We have a limited number of doctors. Each doctor must treat more and more patients. There will be long waits to see doctors and others just won't be seen.
5/ Doctors will be driven from the medical field or students will decide on other careers. Medicare now only pays a percentage ( 81% ) of doctors fees. More cuts are already being proposed and malpractice insurance costs are not being addressed with tort reform. Doctors will not be able to afford to be doctors.
6/ The government run plan will result in inferior medical care, because of overburdened doctors, limited treatment, and long waits.
These are a few of the reasons the American public does not want a government run plan. We have all dealt with government bureaucracies and their inefficiencies. We do not want our medical decisions to go down this road. There is an old joke. If you think your HMO is bad, just wait until the government gets involved. Don't get the government involved!
Signed,
The Electorate
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