K.I.S.S. for health care reform

[ArlJim78]

Remember the concept of Keep It Simple Stupid? well here is a Republican 1 PAGE proposal that distills some of the best ideas from all the other Republican plans. The cost effectiveness of doing this would be enormous compared to the expensive gargantuan government overhaul that statists love but few others do. Instead of smashing our system to bits in order to rebuild it according to government planners, why not enact some modest low cost reforms that would allow us to retain the great aspects of our system?

Here (http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/Small-bill%20proposal%20TWS%283%29.pdf) is a link to the entire proposal which can be read in a matter of minutes.

Here is an even briefer summary:
1. Leave employer-provided insurance as it is and give individuals a $2,500 tax credit to equalize tax treatment for individuals who buy their own insurance.

2. Allow individuals to buy insurance across state lines.

3. Extend COBRA for up to 30 months, allowing people to keep their insurance if they leave a job.

4. Remove government regulations limiting insurers from offering premium breaks for healthy lifestyle choices.

5. Enact real malpractice reform (limit punitive damages to $250,000 and all noneconomic damages to $750,000).

6. Provide help to encourage insurance pools for the hard to insure.

[DJofSD]

Fix the health insurance problem by performing tort reform. Then shoot 75% of the lawyers.

[Tom]

Elect a congress who is honest.

All efforts to cut waste and lower costs in Medicare have been thwarted by congress. The powerful lobbyists snap their fingers and congress rolls over.

A huge contributor to the high cost of health care is the government.

[Tom]

Fix the health insurance problem by performing tort reform. Then shoot 75% of the lawyers.

And then deny them coverage for GSW! :lol:

[delayjf]

Quickly scanning the article, I don't see where it addresses the pre-existing condition delima. Also, people out of work might not be able to afford Cobra coverage.

[riskman]

All that's left of health care reform is a collection of a bunch of crappy proposals that are expensive and contain nothing meaningful.When this fiasco is finished Big Pharma,the Health Insurance Industry and other players who have spent tens of millions lobbying against health care reform will as usual walk away with what they want. The whole thing is a joke. This is what happens when a government tries to take on an emergency that exists in reality. No matter how hard Congress may try it is not possible to fool everybody. We are also to blame, that many Americans bought last years story line in the Obama campaign of reforming health care. All the noise was made by the Republicans --they fought hard and the Dems and Obama are weak forgeries that stepped in poltical shit and are stinking up America. They totally suck !

[boxcar]

Quickly scanning the article, I don't see where it addresses the pre-existing condition delima. Also, people out of work might not be able to afford Cobra coverage.

Why wouldn't they be able to fall back on Medicaid if needed?

Boxcar

[Black Ruby]

Why wouldn't they be able to fall back on Medicaid if needed?

Boxcar

In Kentucky a family of 4 with a monthly income of over $383 (after certain deductions) doesn't qualify for Medicaid. So if you have $100/wk coming in you don't get Medicaid.

[boxcar]

In Kentucky a family of 4 with a monthly income of over $383 (after certain deductions) doesn't qualify for Medicaid. So if you have $100/wk coming in you don't get Medicaid.

Well then...I guess KY needs to change it laws, if this is true. Can you substantiate this? This is well under the federal poverty level.

Boxcar

[delayjf]

Why wouldn't they be able to fall back on Medicaid if needed?

If they do qualify for Medicaid, then I would prefer Medicaid simply continue paying the premiums of the original insurance company - cheaper to pay for coverge than to pay for the treatment.