Sen. Clinton Proposes Health Care System

Las Vegas Sun ^ | Jan 12, 2004 | SARA KUGLER

[old3030]

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?

[RightWhale]

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.

[SpinyNorman]

It's like deja vu all over again!!

[upchuck]

Do you really want this...

designing health care for YOU?

[Shudder!]

[backhoe]

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-Hillary Clinton- archives, comments, and opposition research -- -The Clinton Files-- -Murder, Inc.-- -ATTENTION BLOODHOUNDS-- -Women in the Clinton Era: Abuse,Intimidation and Smears-- Hillary's delegates spit on and taunt Police Honor Guard at her Convention Catastrophic intelligence Failure - Clinton's Bin Laden GATE CIA Officials Reveal What Went Wrong – Clinton to Blame DOWNSIDE LEGACY AT TWO DEGREES OF PRESIDENT CLINTON

[neverdem]

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.

[international american]

Quick, HIDE THE CHILDREN!!!!!!

[freekitty]

Quick, get the nets out, the animals have escaped their cages.

[old3030]

There I go again thinking in terms of a free-market economy. I forgot all about HILSOC.

[hattend]

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.

[freekitty]

"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.

[MrConfettiMan]

What did I miss?

[AZLiberty]

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.

[mattdono]

Since neverdem reminded you of the socialist infiltrations, I won't. You are right on the economic principle: descrease in supply does increase price.

[Aquinasfan]

She's dangerous.

Look at her plan for government schooling in this intercepted communication from Marc Tucker to Hillary.

[rintense]

"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.

[Viking2002]

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.

[GailA]

She sure did...we here in Tennessee ended up with the protype of her plan...it is BANKRUPTING Tennessee.