Comments on: U.S. Rep. Warns Against Public Health Care Option http://talkradionews.com/2009/06/us-rep-warns-against-public-health-care-option/ The Talk Radio News Service is the only information news service dedicated to serving the talk radio community. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:46:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: dmac http://talkradionews.com/2009/06/us-rep-warns-against-public-health-care-option/comment-page-1/#comment-45149 dmac Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:19:49 +0000 http://talkradionews.com/?p=29359#comment-45149 I love how dishonestly Tom Price makes his case. He claims to want to improve affordability, access, choice (I didn't think conservatives ever used THAT word), etc. Price knows that our current for-profit health care system is not affordable and choices are very limited. What's his solution? He proposes that we hand out a little cash to people so they can buy their own insurance. Never mind that the amount handed over to us will not be nearly enough to help many people. Never mind that insurance companies will still delay and deny care. Also, these large corporations will continue dropping customers that need insurance the most but generate the least profits. Tom Price's solution here is much like his SCHIP alternative. It actually reduces choices and access. I love how dishonestly Tom Price makes his case. He claims to want to improve affordability, access, choice (I didn’t think conservatives ever used THAT word), etc. Price knows that our current for-profit health care system is not affordable and choices are very limited. What’s his solution? He proposes that we hand out a little cash to people so they can buy their own insurance. Never mind that the amount handed over to us will not be nearly enough to help many people. Never mind that insurance companies will still delay and deny care. Also, these large corporations will continue dropping customers that need insurance the most but generate the least profits.

Tom Price’s solution here is much like his SCHIP alternative. It actually reduces choices and access.

]]> By: erin lyre http://talkradionews.com/2009/06/us-rep-warns-against-public-health-care-option/comment-page-1/#comment-45136 erin lyre Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:19:16 +0000 http://talkradionews.com/?p=29359#comment-45136 The disadvantages with a public health insurance option are many. For one, it could seriously jeopardize choice and competition and shift costs to people who purchase insurance from the private sector. We also lose out on chances of market factors bringing the costs of health care down. However, we cannot do away with the nagging thought that the question of a public option arose because of the failure of the private sector to keep costs down and provide quality care to people. These are real concerns, and should not be ignored. The disadvantages with a public health insurance option are many. For one, it could seriously jeopardize choice and competition and shift costs to people who purchase insurance from the private sector. We also lose out on chances of market factors bringing the costs of health care down.
However, we cannot do away with the nagging thought that the question of a public option arose because of the failure of the private sector to keep costs down and provide quality care to people. These are real concerns, and should not be ignored.

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