In terms of radical health care proposals
Increasing health care spending, advancing technology and an aging demographic (all at the same time) present an ‘unstainable trend’.
Can committed Christians provide an answer the two-party politicians are missing? Dr. Donald Condit says yes.
The poor and vulnerable can expect increasing difficulty accessing medical care without significant change in our health-care system. Well-intentioned leaders often advocate for ‘comprehensive’ or ‘universal’ reform with more government involvement in health care. Yet this same government has a record found wanting in the defense of vulnerable human life. Over fifty percent of medical spending is already government funded.
Market-oriented improvements that respect principles of social justice would contribute to a more ethical allocation of medical resources. These would better serve the common good, rather than the more ostensibly attractive proposals which propagate third-party responsibility for health care.
Now how to go about that. Former HHS Secretary nominee Tom Daschle warns “Details kill”. Yeah, no kidding.
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The health care plan I have gives me 2 (count ’em) 2 visits to the doctor per year. I just found out that these two outpatient visits do not cover previous declared illnesses. So if I need new medication, I have to pay for the visit to the doc. Plus the drugs aren’t covered and Advair ( you know the advertised drug) now costs $210 per month! This is shear lunacy. Plus this month my monthly cost for healthcare went from $228 a month to $274 a month. That is a 27% increase in 1 year. I guess this is all anecdotal but I feel that with the healthcare we have, it is costing more to get less. When my mother took sick, I became personally involved with Medicare. Medicare works really well, and even pays for house calls! It is the private sector that is really in need of reform. I do not have time to review a bunch of plans to find one that is right for me. We have rationing right now, you can choose any doctor you want as long as the doc’s in your system, but don’t get sick ’cause you’ll find out you ain’t covered for that! When it comes to healthcare, the private sector runs the biggest bloated bureaucracy ever. Enough.