Dr David Robinson

CBO on the New Kennedy Health Care Reform Bill

Why is it we must put the onous of paying for or of providing health care insurance on business and/or the consumer?
Why is there no mention of requiring health care insurance corporations to form not-for-profit subsidiaries to provide health care insruance plans at lower cost to those not well-healed and low cost to those who qualify?
Why is there no talk about the consequences of making reforms in health care costs, but no reforms in health care professionals' education costs? I.E., Is there a possibility that health care professionals, primarily physicians and nurses, will leave the field, en mass, if their potential incomes are slashed due to cost containment reforms, yet their practice overhead costs continue to rise?
Did anyone stop to think about the possibility that medical and nursing schools will see a dramatic drop-out and drop in enrollment as a consequence of these cost containment reforms subjugating these professionals to much lower incomes...They exit school with an average of $100,000 in loans at an average of 9% interest rate, resulting in the very real possibility that with lower incomes and these loans in their debt, considering the tight credit market, they may never qualify for a home purchase or even an auto purchase?
"Reforms" are necessary in the industry that was the initial CAUSE of health care costs rising: The Health Care Insurance Industry. It is this industry that should face reforms (AIG, et. all.?).
And if cost containment reforms are to be the modus operandi, then begin at the beginning with health profesionals' edcucational costs!
Best, DrDavidRobinson4Health...