Health Care Costs
If you are big enough, you can dictate what something will cost. That is what the government does.
Or
If you leave business alone, the market will determine the cost. That is what a free market does.
Both systems affect purchases. Raise the cost; less purchases; lower the cost; more purchases. Up, down. Down, up. Prices up; buyers down. Prices down; buyers up. Simple: up and down.
HOWEVER, these forces do not behave this way in health care. Why? Because our politicians have stepped in and messed with the market and government forces.
Politicians have been dictating the cost of health care and controlling its access since the 1940s. Truman put wage and salary freezes in effect after WWII. He was trying to control inflation and the cost of goods. Business responded by offering health care benefits to get around this political roadblock so they could hire the most desirable employees.
In the 1950s, The Hill Burton Act gave hospitals money to build and rebuild hospitals; The hospitals were then indebted to provide free health care for the next 20 years.
In the 1960s, Medicare was implemented on a cost basis. That meant whatever it cost, the government paid. Even with decades of changing this reimbursement method, Medicare has been unable to control its costs. Medicare's projected costs are the big elephant in the room. These projections are the underlying problem that “health care reform” must address.
Both systems affect purchases. Raise the cost; less purchases; lower the cost; more purchases. Up, down. Down, up. Prices up; buyers down. Prices down; buyers up. Simple: up and down.
HOWEVER, these forces do not behave this way in health care. Why? Because our politicians have stepped in and messed with the market and government forces.
Politicians have been dictating the cost of health care and controlling its access since the 1940s. Truman put wage and salary freezes in effect after WWII. He was trying to control inflation and the cost of goods. Business responded by offering health care benefits to get around this political roadblock so they could hire the most desirable employees.
In the 1950s, The Hill Burton Act gave hospitals money to build and rebuild hospitals; The hospitals were then indebted to provide free health care for the next 20 years.
In the 1960s, Medicare was implemented on a cost basis. That meant whatever it cost, the government paid. Even with decades of changing this reimbursement method, Medicare has been unable to control its costs. Medicare's projected costs are the big elephant in the room. These projections are the underlying problem that “health care reform” must address.
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August 27, 2010, 10:14 AM
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August 25, 2010, 03:04 PM
The Wall Street Journal, Known For Truthful Reports Has Skipped An Important Fact-check!
August 25, 2010, 10:01 AM
TEA PARTY NOMINEE PEG DUNMIRE CALLS FOR DISTRICT 8 DEBATE
WITH GRAYSON AND WEBSTER
"I congratulate Senator Dan Webster on his victory in the Republican primary and we look forward to a meaningful discussion of the issues facing this District and the nation. I immediately call on Dan and Alan to participate in at least two (2) debates at a time and place to be determined. It is important to allow the citizens of District 8 the opportunity to evaluate all three of us prior to the November general election," stated Peg Dunmire, TEA Party nominee for the US Congress District 8.
Dunmire, 62, won the Tea Party nomination without opposition and will face incumbent Democrat Alan Grayson and former State Senator Dan Webster who won the GOP nomination with less than 40% of the vote.
For the primary, over 100 tea party volunteers placed over 1,000 "Remember in November-It's Tea Time! Dunmire for Congress yard signs at over 200 precincts in the District.
WITH GRAYSON AND WEBSTER
"I congratulate Senator Dan Webster on his victory in the Republican primary and we look forward to a meaningful discussion of the issues facing this District and the nation. I immediately call on Dan and Alan to participate in at least two (2) debates at a time and place to be determined. It is important to allow the citizens of District 8 the opportunity to evaluate all three of us prior to the November general election," stated Peg Dunmire, TEA Party nominee for the US Congress District 8.
Dunmire, 62, won the Tea Party nomination without opposition and will face incumbent Democrat Alan Grayson and former State Senator Dan Webster who won the GOP nomination with less than 40% of the vote.
For the primary, over 100 tea party volunteers placed over 1,000 "Remember in November-It's Tea Time! Dunmire for Congress yard signs at over 200 precincts in the District.
August 22, 2010, 12:06 PM
48 hours from the primary and what is the state of affairs? On the governor's level, the debate is vicious. What is the truth?
August 12, 2010, 09:16 AM
The Republican Party of Florida and tea party activists are up to dirty tricks. They are using lies, the courts, and the media to discredit me and to allege I am conspiring to take Republican voters away from Republican candidates. TRUE! Newsflash: Elections are about taking votes away from certain candidates and getting them to vote for others. DUH. I am on the side of truth. I stand for freedom, truth and honesty. The dirty tricks operators do not.
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