Lst week I was watching a bit of the summit taking place where there were a bunch of politicians jockeying for position as to how to look good to the public in their quest to enact healthcare reform.
I have an easy statrt to this process that would save billions of dollars:
1- TORT REFORM.....Billions of dollars are wasted by physicians ordering unnecessary tests on patients to cover their asses in the event a lawyer comes snooping around the chart. It is a free shot by lawyers against doctors in this country. How about this: Lawyers can sue whatever doctor they want,.,,but if the doctor wins the case, the lawyer and client have to pay for all the court costs, legal fees and time spenrt away from the practice the doctor had to experience. Hey, if they have a good case, they shouldn't worry about that possibility, right? The President has said that tort reform is off the table...my question: Why??? This is an easy way to save billions...you not taxing anyone for the money and not cutting fees or services to anyone...But, one has to wonder how many of the politicians around that table are having their campaigns funded by the American Trial Lawyers Association.
2- Force insurance companies to offer coverage for preventative services...obviously, weight loss is a major preventative service that should be a mandatory coverage. Smoking cessation efforts would be the other major service.
Anyway, these are Posner's thoughts for whatever they are worth. As politicians posture for public approval, billions of dollars of waste are occurring. I suppose we can all do our part by trying to become as healthy as possible.
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Perhaps our president will can cease smoking for starters.
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