Comments on: UNIVERSAL COVERAGE: CURTAILING LIBERTY TO TREAT SYMPTOMS http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/06/28/universal-health-coverage-curtailing-liberty-to-treat-symptoms/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:29:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Catron http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/06/28/universal-health-coverage-curtailing-liberty-to-treat-symptoms/#comment-3580 Catron Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:41:37 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/06/28/universal-health-coverage-curtailing-liberty-to-treat-symptoms/#comment-3580 You are indeed correct that Romneycare doesn't make proper use of the market. I wish Massachusetts had not gone for the whole mandate thing, but it was probably inevitable. As for the "Governator," he has gone completely off the rails. You are indeed correct that Romneycare doesn’t make proper use of the market. I wish Massachusetts had not gone for the whole mandate thing, but it was probably inevitable. As for the “Governator,” he has gone completely off the rails.

]]> By: James Lansberry http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/06/28/universal-health-coverage-curtailing-liberty-to-treat-symptoms/#comment-3559 James Lansberry Sat, 30 Jun 2007 14:50:17 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2007/06/28/universal-health-coverage-curtailing-liberty-to-treat-symptoms/#comment-3559 I totally agree. There are some small groups out there trying to show that the government interference in the health care market is the reason for high costs (Medicaid reimburses health care providers a small fraction of what they charge self pay patients) and more government involvement will only make *something* worse. The contention is that administration costs will go down (unlikely) if the government takes over. What you're talking about here, though, is the "conservative" answer to socialized medicine--mandated insurance coverage. Massachusetts passed a law last year requiring just that, and California's Governator wants to follow suit. Similar legislation has been introduced in several states this year but has thus far thankfully died. There are a few states where the legislatures are still active and may yet pass a similar law. Massachusetts is in trouble because they don't have the money to pay for the subsidies. This "conservative" alternative (this ought to concern anyone considering voting for Romney) is being touted as a "private market" alternative. How, we should be asking, is mandating something "private market?" Thanks for this blog--I hope it will convince many others. I am no fan of the current messed up health care system--but until the public is willing to wake up and see (the government isn't going to admit it) that government invention is the root cause of the messed up part it won't get any better. I totally agree. There are some small groups out there trying to show that the government interference in the health care market is the reason for high costs (Medicaid reimburses health care providers a small fraction of what they charge self pay patients) and more government involvement will only make *something* worse. The contention is that administration costs will go down (unlikely) if the government takes over.

What you’re talking about here, though, is the “conservative” answer to socialized medicine–mandated insurance coverage. Massachusetts passed a law last year requiring just that, and California’s Governator wants to follow suit. Similar legislation has been introduced in several states this year but has thus far thankfully died. There are a few states where the legislatures are still active and may yet pass a similar law.

Massachusetts is in trouble because they don’t have the money to pay for the subsidies.

This “conservative” alternative (this ought to concern anyone considering voting for Romney) is being touted as a “private market” alternative. How, we should be asking, is mandating something “private market?”

Thanks for this blog–I hope it will convince many others. I am no fan of the current messed up health care system–but until the public is willing to wake up and see (the government isn’t going to admit it) that government invention is the root cause of the messed up part it won’t get any better.

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