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Sen. Clinton Proposes Health Care System
Las Vegas Sun ^
| Jan 12, 2004
| SARA KUGLER
Posted on 01/13/2004 8:10:51 AM PST by neverdem
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To: mattdono
The plan aimed to cut the number of doctors (called "cost centers") by one quarter in order to cut demand by limiting supply. The plan aimed to cut costs by cutting the number of specialists in half. Excuse me. It's been a long time since Econ 101, but doesn't decreasing the supply usually increase the price?
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:11:04 AM PST
by
old3030
To: MrConfettiMan
Why doesn't she start by getting her husband to release his medical records Not so fast. Pres Clinton seems to be throwing his support behind Dubya. We may be coming upon Strange Days.
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:16:42 AM PST
by
RightWhale
(How many technological objections will be raised?)
To: neverdem
It's like deja vu all over again!!
To: neverdem
![](http://www.snoopygift.com/images/snoopy-w-computer.gif)
Do you really want this...
![](http://www.byrum.org/the.web.walker/tasteless/hillary.jpg)
designing health care for YOU?
[Shudder!]
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:18:18 AM PST
by
upchuck
(Help Stop Animal Overpopulation - Spay/Neuter Your Pets and Any Weird Friends Too...)
To: neverdem; All
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:20:14 AM PST
by
backhoe
(The 1990's? The Decade of Fraud(s)...)
To: old3030
Excuse me. It's been a long time since Econ 101, but doesn't decreasing the supply usually increase the price? In a capitalist system with free markets, yes. But those clowns proposed a quasi-socialist scheme that wanted to ration medical care in order to control costs.
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:23:13 AM PST
by
neverdem
(Xin loi min oi)
To: neverdem
Quick, HIDE THE CHILDREN!!!!!!
To: neverdem
Quick, get the nets out, the animals have escaped their cages.
To: neverdem
There I go again thinking in terms of a free-market economy. I forgot all about HILSOC.
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:37:46 AM PST
by
old3030
To: neverdem
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to focus this year on improving health care, beginning with a proposal designed to modernize the sharing of medical information nationwide. Release Bill's medical records first, Ms Hitlery.
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:42:31 AM PST
by
hattend
(Mr Bush, the Supremes upheld CFR...what's your plan B? Too late to veto, now)
To: neverdem
"It's time to put the common good, the national interest, ahead of individuals." What Hitlery really means: It's time for the government, of course with her as the head, to totally rule.
"I can't be responsible for every undercapitalized small business in America." What Hitlery really means: There will be no businesses without government sanction.
"Would Mrs. Clinton Still Pursue This Plan?"
Absolutely. In a heart beat and more.
To: RightWhale
What did I miss?
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:44:34 AM PST
by
MrConfettiMan
(Whatever happened to Preparations A through G?)
To: neverdem
The news here is not what Hillary is planning to do with the health system. What she advocates is the conventional wisdom in the healthcare community -- she's found a parade, and now she's trying to position herself in front of it.
There are two underpublicized activities that indicate the Republicans are the ones really making progress in this area. First was the announcement last year by Tommy Thompson of administration support for standardization of health record data formats. The U.S. has been a laggard in the adoption of electronic health records, mainly because our government is more reluctant than some others to use coercion on healthcare practitioners. (Reluctance to use coercion in healthcare may be the only positive result of Hillary's 1993 attempted takeover.)
But last year a consensus arose that a data standard was needed. Fortunately, a comprehensive set of data standards called SNOMED already existed, but was not yet in wide use because of its high cost. HHS took the visionary step of buying a site license for SNOMED for the entire United States, making it freely available to anyone or any company in this country.
The second locus of Republican activity in health care is Newt Gingrich's Center for Health Transformation. Newt has been quietly putting together an approach to healthcare that echoes my personal philosphy in this area: The way to save the healthcare system is to actually make people more healthy. The healthcare system is set up to supply healthcare, not health. It's set up to fix problems in unhealthy people, not to keep people healthy. Newt has a state-by-state -- not national -- initiative to fix the health system.
Hillary is merely trying to capture the healthcare issue, not improve healthcare or health.
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posted on
01/13/2004 9:53:07 AM PST
by
AZLiberty
(George Bush hunts terrrorists. Hillary pardons them.)
To: old3030
Since neverdem reminded you of the socialist infiltrations, I won't. You are right on the economic principle: descrease in supply does increase price.
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posted on
01/13/2004 11:07:28 AM PST
by
mattdono
(Big Arnie: "Crush the democrats, drive them before you, and hear the lamentations of the scumbags.")
To: ClearCase_guy
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posted on
01/13/2004 11:21:37 AM PST
by
Aquinasfan
(Isaiah 22:22, Rev 3:7, Mat 16:19)
To: neverdem
"Americans need a new, modern, 21st-century version of health care delivery, based on the premise of information in the hands of the right people at the right time," My doctor already has this, Hilly. So shut up.
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posted on
01/13/2004 11:23:02 AM PST
by
rintense
(Legal Immigration . Nothing else.)
To: neverdem
I see that this fish-eyed pig is still trying to destroy our healthcare system with Big Brother meddling. It amazes me that inbreds like her can't pick up the fact that a large number of us DON'T WANT TO BE BOTTLE-FED BY THE LIKES OF THEM. GO AWAY.
To: tiamat
She sure did...we here in Tennessee ended up with the protype of her plan...it is BANKRUPTING Tennessee.
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posted on
01/13/2004 11:48:13 AM PST
by
GailA
(Millington Rally for America after action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/872519/posts)
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