Comments on: Sen. Coburn Weighs the Reid Bill: It’s 20.8 Pounds

By: Dan Jones, MD

Dan Jones, MD — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:28:13 +0000

All the cost estimates from the CBO are gross underestimates because they do not include by far the greatest cost: out healthcare industry’s costs to implement the many tens or hundreds of thousands of pages of rules and regulations that will be created by the various bureaucracies responsible for implementing the 2000 pages of legislation. As someone immersed in the healthcare industry for the past 30 years, I can testify that the primary reason our healthcare costs twice what is should is the cost of coping with the price controls and central micromanagement ALREADY imposed by Medicare and Medicaid (aped by the private insurers). If current legislation passes, costs are guaranteed to continue to skyrocket, with negative effects on quality and accessibility. For more reasoning along these lines, please see my comments at http://www.JonesPlan.blogspot.com.
Yours for Better Healthcare,
Daniel Jones, MD
Eureka Springs, Arkansas

By: Bart I.

Bart I. — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:21:52 +0000

Interesting. For some reason I had the impression that most of the cuts to Medicare were in fact to Medicare Advantage. Apparently not.

By: Neil H.

Neil H. — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:19:11 +0000

70 new government programs? Exactly what we need. More bureaucracy.

By: Stephen C.

Stephen C. — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:35:29 +0000

Has anybody pointed out that after all is said and done, only about half of the uninsured will be insured. Remember all of the talk during the election about “universal coverage” being the goal of health care reform? You don’t hear much about that anymore.

By: Larry C.

Larry C. — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:29:57 +0000

It’s 20.8 pounds of evil doing.

By: Joe S,

Joe S, — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:11:15 +0000

You don’t really have to say anything, do you? The numbers tell the story on their own.