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Many Americans these days keep chanting that Healthcare is a “right”, but lets really look at that. Have these Americans considered what "rights" will be taken away with a Government controlled Healthcare plan? Here’s a short list; NO “right” to treatment, the Government will decide if you get treatment, or you’re expendable. NO “right” to…
Senator John Kerry's health care plan would expand coverage butwould fall short in transforming health insurance markets andmaking patients the key decision makers in the system. In effect,it would reinforce the status quo, with (according to one estimate)nine of every 10 dollars spent going to employers, insurancecompanies, and state governments, not to individuals.
Panelists at the Value-Based Insurance Design Summit discussed research and reforms to address the high cost of medications and the impact it has on equitable access to treatment.
The President’s FEHBP proposal guarantees the politicization of prescription drug coverage for federal workers, retirees, and their dependents.
Congress should provide individuals with the ability to controltheir own health care decisions. The Tax Equity and AffordabilityAct, by giving individuals who do not fit into the current healthcare system an alternative way to secure private health carecoverage, embodies sound public policy and is based on free-marketprinciples that promote fairness, choice, and personalownership.