Comments on: THROTTLING HEALTH REFORM IN THE CRADLE http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/19/throttling-health-reform-in-the-cradle/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:38:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: drmatt http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/19/throttling-health-reform-in-the-cradle/#comment-41611 drmatt Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:28:51 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/19/throttling-health-reform-in-the-cradle/#comment-41611 my point exactly, positioning and "killing" are not one in the same, positioning is "business as usual" for whatever interests. Agree with option vs replacement analogy. I have great hope and belief that in the end, when a decision is to be made the person (or people) making the decision do not do it based on rumor, conjecture or rhetoric. If I am wrong than we are all doomed anyway because what happens will come down to who speaks loudest. my point exactly, positioning and “killing” are not one in the same, positioning is “business as usual” for whatever interests. Agree with option vs replacement analogy. I have great hope and belief that in the end, when a decision is to be made the person (or people) making the decision do not do it based on rumor, conjecture or rhetoric. If I am wrong than we are all doomed anyway because what happens will come down to who speaks loudest.

]]> By: Matt Horn http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/19/throttling-health-reform-in-the-cradle/#comment-41521 Matt Horn Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:44:16 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/19/throttling-health-reform-in-the-cradle/#comment-41521 I don't think I mentioned anything about a bill, but there is obvious positioning going on. When I said Marc missed the point, I was referring to the positioning. I believe they will try to squeeze this initiative so the legitimate studies have flawed results. My question is: were these plans an option to Medicaid or a replacement? If they were an option, people will answer with their feet. I don’t think I mentioned anything about a bill, but there is obvious positioning going on. When I said Marc missed the point, I was referring to the positioning.

I believe they will try to squeeze this initiative so the legitimate studies have flawed results. My question is: were these plans an option to Medicaid or a replacement? If they were an option, people will answer with their feet.

]]> By: drmatt http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/19/throttling-health-reform-in-the-cradle/#comment-41463 drmatt Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:30:05 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/19/throttling-health-reform-in-the-cradle/#comment-41463 Matt, I dont see anywhere in this info a bill being introduced to "kill" the program?? Saber rattling as is often done in politics also often leads to nothing. I dont see anyone killing anything here. That being said, Marc has a point. Matt, I dont see anywhere in this info a bill being introduced to “kill” the program?? Saber rattling as is often done in politics also often leads to nothing. I dont see anyone killing anything here. That being said, Marc has a point.

]]> By: Matt Horn http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/19/throttling-health-reform-in-the-cradle/#comment-41425 Matt Horn Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:39:33 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/19/throttling-health-reform-in-the-cradle/#comment-41425 Marc, once again you miss the point. They are trying to kill the program before a formal report is finished. If the program is a failure, go back to the old system, but we do not know if it is a failure. Harry brings up some legitimate concerns about how the program is operating, but would those constitute a failure or an opportunity for process improvement. Marc, once again you miss the point. They are trying to kill the program before a formal report is finished. If the program is a failure, go back to the old system, but we do not know if it is a failure. Harry brings up some legitimate concerns about how the program is operating, but would those constitute a failure or an opportunity for process improvement.

]]> By: Harry http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/19/throttling-health-reform-in-the-cradle/#comment-41368 Harry Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:10:41 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/19/throttling-health-reform-in-the-cradle/#comment-41368 I'm a medicaid provider in broward county. The reform as it stands is not patient friendly. Most of the patients have lost services due to providers leaving the program due to inconsistent, untimely service payments (also not provider friendly). The previous system was fine, just no one was paying attention to what was going on. I’m a medicaid provider in broward county. The reform as it stands is not patient friendly. Most of the patients have lost services due to providers leaving the program due to inconsistent, untimely service payments (also not provider friendly). The previous system was fine, just no one was paying attention to what was going on.

]]> By: Marc Brown http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/19/throttling-health-reform-in-the-cradle/#comment-41324 Marc Brown Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:54:39 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2008/02/19/throttling-health-reform-in-the-cradle/#comment-41324 More hot air - if you'd bothered to even glance at the report you'd see that it is too soon to see if these pilots are working to save money. That's why they are pilots. But terms have become less generous in year two. More hot air - if you’d bothered to even glance at the report you’d see that it is too soon to see if these pilots are working to save money. That’s why they are pilots. But terms have become less generous in year two.

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