Ten Things that Probably Will Be in the Health-Care Bill (But Shouldn’t) (and 10 things that should)

National Review ^ | 10/13/2009

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Ten Things that Probably Will Be in the Health-Care Bill (But Shouldn’t)

1. Removal of the Ability of Insurers to Deny Coverage

2. Coverage Mandates on Individuals and Employers

3. Government-Designed Insurance Plans

4. Threats to Medicare Advantage

5. New Taxes

6. A Stronger IRS

7. “Managed Competition” (a.k.a. “Government Control”)

8. Reckless Expansion of Medicaid

9. Welfare for the Middle Class

10. Government Rationing

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Ten Things that Ought To Be in the Health-Care Bill (but Probably Won’t)

1. Insurance Choice

2. Real Competition: A National Market for Health Insurance

3. Price Transparency

4. High Ceilings for HSAs (and No Taxes)

5. Insurance on Your Insurance

6. Tort Reform

7. Non-Physician Competition

8. Approval/Patent Reform for Drugs and Treatments

9. Provisions to Force Medicare and Medicaid to Compete

10. CHIP Registration for Eligible Kids

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[kindred]

America is a dead nation and has elected its first communist administration, thereby committing suicide.
Let the dead bury the dead, but those who would live should follow Christ.

[freekitty]

Kill the health care bill. The only thing about the health care bill should be DOA.

[freekitty]

If this thing passes; not only will there be a lot of new faces in Washington DC; there may be some new faces in jail with no pensions.

[DonaldC]

I would keep #1 from the top list and ditch #9 in the bottom, because the government should get out of the health care business entirely. Maybe they could apply funds to help insurance companies cover #1.

[Western Phil]

Based on over 80 years of government farm policies (using poorly thought out controls and subsidies), it appears likely that the health care industry will end up devising techniques for milking the government rather than providing health care.

[caveat emptor]

Blame

[XHogPilot]

I continue to be astounded; a hue a cry has not arisen regarding felony imprisonment for failure to buy health insurance. If it’s socially acceptable today (not to purchase health insurance), why should it be a felony after the Baucus bill passes? This is government at its most tyrannical.

[Seaplaner]

Nice, but NRO misses one biggie that is (I'm betting) not in there...

There should be an iron clad, rock-solid avenue for rapid second opinions and real-time hearing of grievances.

If Grandma has her good kidney removed, who you gonna call?

1. Your congressperson? No, this is their idea.

2. A lawyer? Nah, they are the new guardians of the system.

3. A committee or panel? (Polite laughter).

4. The "news" media? Uhhhhh, nupe.

You will have a number to call to leave a voicemail, and that, I suspect, will be that.

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[WOBBLY BOB]

BTTT