You will be able to keep your doctor and health insurance if you want.
On the contrary, an independent analysis has shown that up to 119 million Americans could lose the coverage they have today under a Medicare-like public plan. The whole notion that a public plan would help increase competition defies common sense.
It’s easy to throw out a number like 119 million and then say “could”. That number is more unsupported than anything the WH has put out. I don’t know who else but a blogger could get away with that. I agree that it has to depend on what the public plan offers. I am sure it won’t be as good as what you get through your job.
The part most people are missing is the government will be subsidizing the cost for low income people. This is the premiums and co-pays. Most people working a job that provides health care would have to pay fill boat if they went to the government plan. That is the predictions. I don’t think it will be as tempting to most working folks with insurance unless they have someone with a preexisting condition.
3. No government bureaucrat will second-guess decisions about your care.
Nobody wants to get between a person and their doctor, yet President Obama wants to establish a Federal Health Board — a Supreme Court of health care that would micromanage the practice of medicine through “best practices” and “comparative effectiveness.”
Best practices is a database the doctor can use to determine a course of care. There is nothing so far that says you have to go that route. The final decision is between you and your doc. This guy makes it sounds like your claims must jive with the database and that simply isn't true. This is also common with most current plans, your insurance will only pay for certain procedures according to their chart of how to cure your ailment. So there is really no change to current plans even if it was. which is isn't.
4. American families will save money.
The President’s health plan is estimated to cost $1.6 trillion over 10 years. He plans to pay for some of it with “savings.” Unfortunately, these “savings” are unproven and untested.
Common sense will show you how preventive care will save over emergency care. Blood pressure pills will save over caring for a stroke victim. It doesn’t take an accountant to see most of the savings are obvious.
However, all the 10 year numbers you ever see are just predictions. This includes the CBO. None of them can actually be proven and none of them ever come true. No one predicted this depression 10 years ago. Next year we’ll have new 10 year numbers and no one will even remember these. I don’t see the issue…
