I am extremely vigilant to the healthcare debate. I firmly believe the purpose and the outcome of Obamacare is to bankrupt the US private healthcare industry resulting in widespread financial collapse of the entire US economic system. I have watched the “Center of Health Transformation” and Mr Gingrich’s role in this entity.
Quite frankly, its a fly on an elephant’s ass. Its a very small organization, with very vague goals and has played almost no role in the healthcare debate. Mr Gingrich as an “advisor” was probably no more than paying him a decent salary to be a recognizable name for a floundering company.
They have played virtually no role in shaping the healthcare debate. Their mission statement has been to protect privatized medicine and keep patient accountability in play. They have discussed and promoted widespread integrated systems and reduced cost of care, which if you are aware of any of the environment of healthcare today, is a standard, entry level talking point.
I have said on this website I am now strongly in support of Gingrich, so I dont want to hide that position on this thread.
That being said, no one is more critical of government’s role in healthcare than myself. I am a doctor in private healthcare and the business of private healthcare is in serious jeapordy. The collapse of private medicine in the US will make the housing collapse look like pocket change.
And from this perspective, I see no problem whatsoever with Gingrich’s participation with this healthcare advisory company.
They have not demonstrated any anti-private healthcare positions, and have not done anything to jeapordize private healthcare in any way that I can see. Gingrich has been clear in his campaign about the repeal of Obamacare which imo is essential, necessary for any semblence of future US financial viability. The US cannot survive full implementation of Obamacare.
The argument of Gingrich’s participation in this company as somehow showing him to have a liberal, statist stance on healthcare, and /or supportive of Obamacare has no basis in fact for me. Please tell me where I am wrong.
Very nice post. I tend to shoot from the hip, so it’s nice to hear opinions based on personal expertise and experience.
Most of the problems folks around here have with Newt’s positions have to do with things he did in the private sector as an advisor and idea man after he left public office. I think his his conservative record while he was in office is very strong, if not perfect, certainly different from some of his more “exotic” positions while in private life.
And yes, his personal history is deeply flawed, but he has been man enough to admit it and ask forgiveness. As a deeply flawed human being myself, I can relate to that.
For some FReepers, that is apparently too much to ask. So be it.
Thanks again for your post.
Thank you swingdoc.
Newt has always been in favor of the mandate, forcing people to buy health care, he remained that way through may of this year. He switched sides when he was forced to. In other words while we had states filling, in court over the mandate, and obummer care, newt was out speaking for the mandate and he was on the record as supporting Romney care as well.
Thanks for that post, doc.
i agree that the purpose of obamacare would destroy private healthcare. indeed, once established the democrats’ plans from fdr forward would encumber the economy—intended or not, destroy the private enterprise system.
any realistic health care system would require all to have “skin in the game”. a beneficent state of california health care system adores illegals at taxpayer expense and now the state is near bankruptcy.
against this backdrop, obviously newt would be better. but newt has disappointed so many times. for example, when rush limbaugh after the obama inauguration said that he hoped obama’s policies failed, newt agreed with rush. then the msm went beserk demanding an apology from both. rush did not apologize, but newt did.
newt’s recent remarks about right wing social engineering made me angry. is a market-driven, competitive health care system “right wing engineering”?
newt’s baggage worries us. my wife and i have not decided whether we would vote for newt; it’s too early to say.