Liberal Centrist expert was quoted as below in a previous post:
Core problem in healthcare reform is the actual cost of medical care.
o Healthcare in the U.S. by any measure costs about twice what it should.
o Medical prices are completely disconnected from the cost of production.
o Few medical providers even know the true cost of ownership of their products.
o By a number of analyses at least one third of that (well over $1 trillion this year) is waste, paying for things that we don’t need and that don’t help.
o Solving just the federal part of this would completely wipe out the deficit.
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Seriously streamline the regulatory burden on healthcare providers, which has multiplied many times in recent years. The most rapidly-growing part of the hospital sector is the compliance department.
With liberals like Joe Flower on this, there is no reason why the Freedom Caucus cannot build a coalition that includes some Democrats to pass some significant reforms.
Tom Price/Seema Verma have the ability to change or “waive” the regulation of Slavitt and predecessors.
Don’t try for an omnibus bill that solves all problems. Do what is both politically popular accross the spectrum, and what reduces cost.
No plan, not ACA, not Ryancare, not pre-ACA, no plan will work without removal of absurd regulations that drive up the cost.
People like me who work behind the lines in Medicaid in Red States have all kinds of ideas for cost reduction. Many doctors and hospital executives have great ideas. How long does it take Price and Verma to start action?
How long does it take the Freedom Caucus, Heritage, CATO, AFP, etc who opposed Ryancare to push for positive cost reduction measures?
You want cost reduction? Start with Tort reform.