Healthcare
Health Care Deals Unconstitutional?
Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009I realize that our government representatives have always obtained unfair and unconstitutional favors in exchange for their vote. However, it is really sad that we have reached the point where they publically admit to ignoring the will of the people they represent (because they know better) and the Constitution they swore to protect and defend.
I don’t [...]
The Fear Of The Unknown On The Economy
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009It appears that our representatives in Washington have finally gotten around to discussing the creation of private sector jobs. I welcome these discussions, although they are long overdue, as private sector jobs are the only real way to set our economy on the path to sustained growth. Washington is, however, ignoring a major contributor to [...]
Health Care Bill Impact on Economy
Monday, November 9th, 2009The house health care bill passed by a slim margin. I am all for health care reform, but am against the increased government spending, control, and intrusion. I’m amazed how supporters can claim that it’s “budget neutral” and it the next sentence say it costs $1.3 Trillion dollars. If it were truly “neutral”, there would [...]
Common Sense – Increase healthcare competition
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009This morning on Fox & Friends, they had a segment with Governor Ed Rendell (PA) and Governor Charlie Crist (FL). Florida has negotiated with six insurance companies and are offering different private health care insurance plans for an average of $150 per month. Governor Rendell said that he had tried to bring United Health into [...]
Medicare #1 in denied claims
Friday, October 9th, 2009According to the AMA’s 2008 National Health Insurer Report Card (see Metric 12), Medicare is number one in denied claims (at 6.85%).
Did you know that the original Medicare bill had language stating that a doctors decision could not be overruled and that reimbursement could not be limited? Obviously, that has changed. Keep this in mind when [...]
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