Republican calls for patient-centered wellness

Yahoo! News by Rep. Thaddeus G. McCotter | Nov. 1, 2009 (Opinion)

Immediate, obvious measures include reforming medical liability laws; ending exclusions for pre-existing conditions; expanding health savings accounts; providing tax credits for purchasing private health insurance; allowing association health plans; permitting health insurance purchases across state lines; encouraging individuals to insure against changes in health status; incentivizing preventative health care; and applying information technology to ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Chris Finnie - Nov 2, 2009 - 7:08 AM PST
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Chris Finnie
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 by Chris Finnie - Nov. 2, 2009

The representative fails to provide any proof for ANY of his arguments. He also fails to note the success or failure of health systems in other countries that would tend to prove or disprove his arguments.

Finally! The Republican health reform plan. Note that reforming medical liability, which according to most experts would shave off at most 2% of costs, leads the list as always. None of the others are bad ideas. None of them are new. Most are in current bills.

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 by Arie Prawira SHoleh - Nov. 4, 2009
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