Comments on: George Phillies on healthcare http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/22/george-phillies-on-healthcare/ Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:10:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: sunkeyboarda http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/22/george-phillies-on-healthcare/#comment-717585 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:41:20 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/22/george-phillies-on-healthcare/#comment-717585 see green cube sea global england see green cube sea global england

]]> by: Michael H. Wilson http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/22/george-phillies-on-healthcare/#comment-544713 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 05:16:42 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/22/george-phillies-on-healthcare/#comment-544713 George writes: "“First, transfer costs should be eliminated. Right now, anyone who comes to a hospital emergency room gets free care even if they don’t have health insurance. That care is emergency room care, some of the most expensive medical care there is. Who pays for it? It’s a transfer cost, an ‘administrative cost’ charged to your health insurance, which in turn raises your rates. Transfer costs exist because Congress passed an unfunded mandate requiring hospitals to give free care. " One of the things that might make ER so popular in many places is the government's requirement that new medical facilities get what is known as a "certificate of need" before they are built thus limiting places where patients may go at midnight. If my recall is correct there was a study published last year that suggested that many, maybe 80% of the patients in ER had health insurance. May I suggest that we also need to get specific on the problems created by occupational licensing. Afterall midwives were outlawed in many of the states for years and are now just getting a toehold in the birthing business. While American medical care is often compared to Europe I believe that you will find about 75% of births in Europe are attended by midwives, but in America the number is about 10% Then there is a study on the American Nurses Association website that suggest that nurses can do about 60 to 80% of what doctors do. Giving mothers more choices may just help the LP with a bit of name recognition with this demographic group. In referring to the problems with insurance I think you will find that the problem stems from the McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1948 and that act may impact all types of insurance not just healthcare. It might be worth checking out and call for the repeal of the act by name thus helping consumers all across the board with all kinds of insurance. Just a couple of points that maybe some of the candidates might care to check out and use. Why do I have my doubts. MHW George writes: ““First, transfer costs should be eliminated. Right now, anyone who comes to a hospital emergency room gets free care even if they don’t have health insurance. That care is emergency room care, some of the most expensive medical care there is. Who pays for it? It’s a transfer cost, an ‘administrative cost’ charged to your health insurance, which in turn raises your rates. Transfer costs exist because Congress passed an unfunded mandate requiring hospitals to give free care. ”

One of the things that might make ER so popular in many places is the government’s requirement that new medical facilities get what is known as a “certificate of need” before they are built thus limiting places where patients may go at midnight. If my recall is correct there was a study published last year that suggested that many, maybe 80% of the patients in ER had health insurance.

May I suggest that we also need to get specific on the problems created by occupational licensing. Afterall midwives were outlawed in many of the states for years and are now just getting a toehold in the birthing business. While American medical care is often compared to Europe I believe that you will find about 75% of births in Europe are attended by midwives, but in America the number is about 10% Then there is a study on the American Nurses Association website that suggest that nurses can do about 60 to 80% of what doctors do. Giving mothers more choices may just help the LP with a bit of name recognition with this demographic group.

In referring to the problems with insurance I think you will find that the problem stems from the McCarran-Ferguson Act of 1948 and that act may impact all types of insurance not just healthcare. It might be worth checking out and call for the repeal of the act by name thus helping consumers all across the board with all kinds of insurance.

Just a couple of points that maybe some of the candidates might care to check out and use.

Why do I have my doubts.

MHW

]]> by: Richie http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/22/george-phillies-on-healthcare/#comment-544489 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:49:04 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/22/george-phillies-on-healthcare/#comment-544489 Thumbs up to Phillies! One thing that makes the Libertarian Party unrealistic to voters is lack of transitional plans. This is one of the reasons that Ron Paul was so successful. Phillies' health care plan is realistic in that it can be implemented in the short-term. Even though I don't agree with you on everything, good work! Thumbs up to Phillies! One thing that makes the Libertarian Party unrealistic to voters is lack of transitional plans. This is one of the reasons that Ron Paul was so successful. Phillies’ health care plan is realistic in that it can be implemented in the short-term. Even though I don’t agree with you on everything, good work!

]]> by: timothy west http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/22/george-phillies-on-healthcare/#comment-544413 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:44:37 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/22/george-phillies-on-healthcare/#comment-544413 one other thing: the LP should call for a end to the practice of working 40 and 50 hours at a time on shift for resident doctors. Tired doctors make bad medical decisions, and kill a lot of patients as a result. It's nothing more than hazing by those in the system and serves no purpose other than to kill a lot of people. one other thing: the LP should call for a end to the practice of working 40 and 50 hours at a time on shift for resident doctors. Tired doctors make bad medical decisions, and kill a lot of patients as a result.

It’s nothing more than hazing by those in the system and serves no purpose other than to kill a lot of people.

]]> by: timothy west http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/22/george-phillies-on-healthcare/#comment-544407 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:34:18 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/22/george-phillies-on-healthcare/#comment-544407 the problem is that ER's are forced to act as clinics for the welfare state. every kid with a snotty nose gets dragged in. A far better position is to go back to allowing medical personnel to decide what a bona fide emergency is instead of government. Turn ER's back into ER's where only emergency cases are seen, and others with kids with snotty noses get turned away after a cursory exam made by triage nurses. Don't explain the LP position with economics. Explain it using real life examples. "this is why you have to wait 7 hours to get seen by a doctor in the ER"....... the problem is that ER’s are forced to act as clinics for the welfare state. every kid with a snotty nose gets dragged in.

A far better position is to go back to allowing medical personnel to decide what a bona fide emergency is instead of government. Turn ER’s back into ER’s where only emergency cases are seen, and others with kids with snotty noses get turned away after a cursory exam made by triage nurses.

Don’t explain the LP position with economics. Explain it using real life examples.

“this is why you have to wait 7 hours to get seen by a doctor in the ER”.......

]]> by: Brian Ewart http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/22/george-phillies-on-healthcare/#comment-544399 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:10:20 +0000 http://thirdpartywatch.com/2008/03/22/george-phillies-on-healthcare/#comment-544399 Brilliant. I disagree with some of Phillies other position statements, but this one appears pretty solid. Brilliant. I disagree with some of Phillies other position statements, but this one appears pretty solid.

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