Monday, September 29, 2008

health care reform

Dear friends,
I would also like to say that I think the Obama health care platform is a good one. I believe there are three really important reforms built in to it--
1) no "pre-existing health care exclusions"
2) allowing everyone to be part of the government-sponsored plans
3) allowing Medicare (CMS) to get discounts for pharmaceutical products for their huge numbers of patients
This will actually drive the actuarial pool to realistic numbers, and drive down costs. And by not allowing everyone out of the employer-based insurance coverage, we will not allow balkanization, and increased rip-offs from the insurance industry. McCain's plan has the potential to let 60 million people out from employer-based coverage, with no replacement. It has been shown that when people have to pay more, they will forego preventive medicine, and end up with more medically advanced conditions. And it would allow the insurance and pharmaceutical industries to run away with the store even more than they already are.
love, martina

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