Michael Kinsley - Small Steps Could Mean Big Savings on Health-Care Reform - washingtonpost.com

Washington Post by Michael Kinsley | Jul. 9, 2009 (Opinion)

To achieve the goals of health-care reform -- universal coverage and reducing costs -- is it really necessary to overhaul our entire health-care system? The answer is probably yes. No one would design anything like our current system if he or she were starting from scratch. Why try to renovate this ancient mess of leaky pipes and rotting wood? Why not tear it down and replace it with something shiny and new? Full Story »

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 by Samuel W. Velsor IV - Jul. 10, 2009

This opinion leans towards doing little steps at a time and is biased against the current Health Care Reforms. Poor analysis and assumptions.

The only part of this Opinion that I agree there needs to be actions taken to reduce paperwork. Computerization would be the most helpful regulation that could be written into the new Health Care.

Next on my list would be eliminating paperwork. This is the kind of savings that economists say can’t exist: Is anyone in favor of paperwork? Of course not. So if ... More »

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