Two pressure points are emerging in Congress's rush to pass health-care legislation by the August break: how to pay for the package and whether to create a new public health-insurance plan. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
Effectively repeats Democratic and Republican talking points about the battle to change health insurance with no mention of single payer or of an increased reliance on primary care that would dramatically reduce the cost of health care by increasing preventive care, decreasing emergency department visits, and decreasing duplication of tests. Democrats say/Republicans say, but without independent analysis by the authors.
Without an increased emphasis on primary care, insurance will become progressively more expensive. Without attention to the public plan, this "reform" will be little more than a requirement that we give the insurance companies more money.