Comments on: Liberals Demand "Public Option" At Capitol Hill Rally

Besides the private and public options, there is the law of supply and demand and its strong impact on costs. One day a few years ago, I saw my doctor at the BJ?s Wholesale Club. It occurred to me that despite his great earnings, he would buy stuff based on price. Shoppers choose between Neiman Marcus, Lord and Taylor, Macy?s, Sears, K-Mart, and Wal-Mart based on their needs, acceptable quality, shopping experience, and ability to pay. This kind of market of suppliers does not exist for healthcare. It is essential that the US public demands that the number of healthcare professionals is increased and productivity increased. If a US healthcare plan adds another forty plus million people on the demand side with no compensatory increase on the supply side, the prices of healthcare will go through the roof. The specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities of healthcare professionals should be supplemented by assistants doing tasks that require adequate skills only. Highly expensive diagnostic equipment may be used over three shifts to reduce unit costs with peak and off-peak rates. In addition to political debate, we need business sense and methods.

[hangelle]

No. You're the pig!

[hangelle]

You are such a small person.

[hangelle]

Why isn't Rick Scott in prison?!

[earlysaid]

That is a good question about Rick Scott. He was one of those scammers who made millions or billions and then bailed out before his company went downhill fast.

[hangelle]

No. My elderly mom has had excellent care under Medicare - EXCELLENT!! She has been deprived of nothing she ever needed. On the other hand, BCBS won't let me have the medication prescribed by my doctor until I have tried all available cheaper ones. And I pay $450/month in premiums!

[thusspokezara]

Loved the picture of all those out of shape, overweight demonstrators demanding health care reform. They are probably hoping that gastric bypass surgery will be included in the public health care passage so that they can go on stuffing their faces.

[hangelle]

You are such a small person.

[npkppprc]

Sorry you had a bad experience, but if you believe Obama's plan will not cost more you need to take the blinders off. It punishes citizens who have a choice, and it has proven not to work in other countries, it has cost lives, and it is inferior care. This is nothing but another socialists takeover. Why would you believe any politicain would tell the truth to U.S. citizens.Have you seen what the plan is? Why would you think something is good for Americans when their plans haven't even been released to the public.

[koko98-2009]

These things take time. It took two decades from the time Truman proposed Medicare in the '40's until it passed in the '60s and I haven't seen the republic collapse. This idea's time will come.

[dynamited777]

Some moron below is keen on quoting statistics. Here's one, life expectancy in Canada, #10 at 80.34 years, US #30 at 78.06 years. We pay the most per person and as a society, on the whole, worse off. That's a fact, jack.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy

It took only 30 seconds to dig this nugget if information up, do some research.

[thusspokezara]

Loved that picture of that morbidly obese lady holding a sign: Insurance Companies Make Me Sick. It should have read: The massive amount of fried chicken, ribs, pork, and greens that I consume everyday while sitting on my big fat gluteus maximus make me sick.

[hangelle]

No. You're the pig!