an idiot’s guide to fixing healthcare

Now that the leaders of our executive and legislative branches are, thanks to the freshman Senator from Mass., being forced to actually turn to their constituents on the health care issue I thought I would add my two cents…okay, maybe I’m up to 4 or 6.

If you have been following this blog, you know I am opposed to the current House and Senate Health Care plans. I think positive reform (which is what we are going for, not complete reconstruction) can be made with relatively little maneuvering and with far less money required from the tax-payer.

While I am not suggesting there is a ’silver bullet’, I think one thing could go a great distance in fixing what ails our country’s broken, but still envious health care system. (I am sure you noticed that as health care got closer to being changed, more and more people said ‘just leave it alone!’ That is because, when it gets down to it, most American’s health care is not nearly as bad as everyone is telling them it is). So what is this idiot’s key to drastically improving our nation’s health care? read more