The Gallup organization says almost 25% of Americans believe that high
cost "is the most urgent health problem facing the U.S. today."
This isn't a blow-me-away shocker. Have you looked at anyone's hospital
bill lately?
No, the real headline for this report is that access to health
care (essentially, this means having health care insurance) is no longer the
top concern of Americans. It had been for the last six years.
The percentage of Americans concerned about access to health care has
dropped from almost 30% in 2007, to about 16% now.
Most Americans want better, more cost-effective health care, and
Obamacare is a step in the right direction.
Everyone in America gets health care now—even if it's a wretched
minimum in emergency rooms—and everyone should pay for health insurance (the
"personal mandate")….
Doctors should be paid mostly for keeping people well, not for prescribing
tests….
The Social Security administration should start negotiating on drug
prices with the nation's drug
manufacturers….
Let's keep working on it….
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