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August 19, 2013 We would contend one answer to the first question (“Why?”) is because of government regulation. Example, the administrative/paperwork burden placed on doctors/hospitals dealing with Medicare patients if horrendous. Whenever government implements a new regulation there is a private sector cost associated with it. That cost is passed on to us. It is clear that the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) is having the opposite effect from what we were told. Because it is attempting to add up to 50 million new beneficiaries (patients) who don’t have the wherewithal to pay the premiums covering the costs of the services provided it means that the government (e.g., American taxpayers) will need to chip in subsidies in order to make up the difference. The problem is we don’t have the money, so we will be forced to borrow it from places like China. This vicious cycle puts our nation deeper and deeper into debt. As a result the estimated costs of this entitlement program have skyrocketed while doing nothing to lower healthcare costs for the average person. As mentioned last week, it also means the Administration’s promise -- to millions of Americans who already have health plans they like – will not be kept. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) made it clear last week his goal is to have only one option for all of us, government healthcare! That is also the President’s ultimate goal. As this is becoming clearer, labor unions like the Teamsters and others are opposing ObamaCare. The bottom line is healthcare will continue to be unaffordable and its costs will continue to rise if ObamaCare is allowed to continue. That said, we are tired of people “bashing” this program without having any alternatives. The second question we posed was “What role, if any, should the federal government have in addressing this problem?” We believe there is a role for the government, one that dovetails with the constitution. Here are some suggestions for legislative action:
We are sure there are other things that can be done, short of creating more entitlement programs and more debt, but space limitations require that we save them for another day. Bill, Mark and John
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