“These savings will come from commonsense changes. For example...If the drug makers pay their fair share...”
THIS IS NONSENSE. DRUG COMPANIES SPEND BILLIONS DEVELOPING NEW DRUGS AND ONLY A HANDFUL BECOME SUCCESSFUL. HAVEN’T YOU TAKEN AWAY THEIR TAX INCENTIVES, MR. PRESIDENT?
“...And if doctors have incentives to provide the best care instead of more care, we can help Americans avoid the unnecessary hospital stays, treatments, and tests that drive up costs.”
IN OTHER WORDS, SECOND GUESS THE DIAGNOSIS. BUT DOCTORS DO ALL THAT TESTING TO KEEP FROM BEING SUED BY THE FAMILIES OF DEAD PATIENTS. SO, ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST A GOVT. PHYSICIAN, PRESIDENT OBAMA?
“THIS IS NONSENSE.”
I agree.
I rather liked this line:
“For example – if more Americans are insured, we can cut payments that help hospitals treat patients without health insurance.”
So if we pay for patients via insurance, we can save on payments that help those without insurance - except, of course, we are swapping one payment for another, and the new payment will be greater than the one it replaces.