Posts Tagged ‘ Insurance ’

Universal Health Care Isn’t The Solution

September 21, 2009
By Rick Shaw

As I said here and here, cost is the primary problem with health care in the U.S. today, not access. Lack of access is a cost problem. Yet the bills coming out of Congress continue to miss the mark significantly. Last Sunday, Obama took to the campaign trail yet again, stumping for health care...

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Universal Health Care Versus Cost Reduction

September 18, 2009
By Rick Shaw

Representatives continue to drive home a recurring theme in their efforts to drum up support for health care reform; universal coverage. But universal coverage, or lack thereof isn’t the problem we should be focusing on, nor is it the central thrust of any of the bills coming out of Congress. The central focus of...

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Health Care Reform; A Primary Care Physician’s Perspective

August 24, 2009
By Rick Shaw

I had a doctor’s appointment today and took the opportunity to pick my primary care physician’s brain about how he felt about health care reform. Here are the notes of what he said: - Individuals should be taking more personal responsibility for their health. - Enough with the wimps who bump their knee and...

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