While I agree with your comments...I think the President knows this is a massively complex problem and I’d be shocked if he believes this first bill should be the final one.
I’d be more inclined to believe that he wants “the deal” to go back and forth and have some creative brainstorming, resulting in something that we can all live with in this imperfect world.
Any “solution” that doesn’t reduce costs is a deal-breaker and I don’t just mean slow the rate of increase. I truly believe that the main problem is that both patients and doctors are spending other peoples money and there’s little incentive to do anything other than “give me the works” anytime medical care is needed. It can’t just be, purely, an insurance model, there has to be incentive for the patient to shop around to save money. Liability (lawsuits) need to be addressed, out-of-state competition for insurance and market competitiveness are the only things that will drive down costs and increase care quality.
I think the President knows this. No matter what was first presented, it would be attacked by both sides. He may have asked for something that nobody would particularly like to begin with, just to begin the process.
I truly believe that the main problem is that both patients and doctors are spending other peoples money and there’s little incentive to do anything other than “give me the works” anytime medical care is needed.
Luxurious new hospitals are popping up like herpes at an Occupy Wall Street camp in my area of Florida. Somebody is clearly making good money off the current health care system.
But there is no back and forth. Ryan and his minions are not allowing any debate or changes or amendments. What we see is what President Trump is going to get.
Liability (lawsuits) need to be addressed, out-of-state competition for insurance and market competitiveness are the only things that will drive down costs and increase care quality.
There will be no decreases while the government subsidizes health care insurance. The costs go up because the people getting coverage under these schemes are the elderly and the sick. The new customers are costing far more than their premiums cover, so prices go up. Tort reform has been in place in half the states for some time now and there is no evidence it's reduced health care premiums, and selling across state lines is meaningless unless the company can make money.
Repeal, don't replace. There is nothing, nothing at all, that government can do in this area that will not make things worse. Ryan's plan will cover fewer people, run up the deficit, and will not make insurance cheaper for anyone.