Frank Luntz advocates stoking fears with “The Language of Health Care 2009″

socialmedicine.org by Aaron Fox, MD | May. 7, 2009 (Opinion)

Most incredibly, Luntz’s recommendations fail to address the most pressing health care concerns emphasized by his own polling data. Respondents report most commonly that “the American healthcare system’s single biggest problem” is that it is too profit driven (59.9%). They believe that “the greatest short-coming of America’s healthcare system” is not having insurance (49.8%) or dealing with the insurance companies (43.0%). If these are the ... Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - May. 7, 2009

After some scat from the republican memo, Fox moves on to also address the real problems. A physician's viewpoint.

In my clinical practice, it is the private insurance companies that most commonly impede my medical decision making. Medicare, the government health insurance program for people over 65, is not an obstacle to care, and by propagating a myth of government involvement inherently leading to poor quality and denials of care, Luntz and conservatives are simply being dishonest. In fact, 80 percent of people with Medicare are either “extremely” or “very satisfied” with their health care and access to physicians, which is a higher rate than for 50 to 64 year olds with private insurance.

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