http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/06/18/health-care-reform-and-the-media/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:52:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/06/18/health-care-reform-and-the-media/#comment-433996 Rich Prezioso Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:27:35 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/06/18/health-care-reform-and-the-media/#comment-433996 I admit to not see all of Mr Stossel's "good work" but what I have seen is a simplified parroting of Cato Institute proposals. He presents their case for free market "auto insurance" style health care. Even I can see the basic weakness in that argument--consumer driven health care plans with greater out-of-pocket expense will keep people away from the doctor and won't do a thing to change poor health habits. We need better preventative care. Avoidance is not prevention. Mr Stossel would also like to see Medicare gone, yet all I've heard him say about it's replacement is a return to the old days...days when old folks died of things we can now cure. I've also never heard Mr. Stossel say anything about the uninsured. Even the good people at Cato admit we need government subsidy to help the poor and sick as the market wants no part of them. Good work? No, just another form of BS more in line with your own thoughts. I admit to not see all of Mr Stossel’s “good work” but what I have seen is a simplified parroting of Cato Institute proposals. He presents their case for free market “auto insurance” style health care. Even I can see the basic weakness in that argument–consumer driven health care plans with greater out-of-pocket expense will keep people away from the doctor and won’t do a thing to change poor health habits. We need better preventative care. Avoidance is not prevention. Mr Stossel would also like to see Medicare gone, yet all I’ve heard him say about it’s replacement is a return to the old days…days when old folks died of things we can now cure. I’ve also never heard Mr. Stossel say anything about the uninsured. Even the good people at Cato admit we need government subsidy to help the poor and sick as the market wants no part of them. Good work? No, just another form of BS more in line with your own thoughts.

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