Part 3: Healthcare for all What I do not stand for is healthcare costs the continue to climb higher. What I do not stand for is the choices that families and individuals have to make regarding whether to be seen and risk the possibility of bankruptcy. What I do not stand for is how insurance companies can and do change decrease policy benefits without informing individuals or families while continuing to accept premiums that are higher than benefits paid. What I do not stand for is reactive medicine that treats symptoms instead of preventative medicine that treats medical problems. While ACA or Obamacare continues to be demonized, it is worth noting there has been no alternative given. There is also plenty that can be learned from other countries approach to healthcare. Obamacare set out to begin to fix the problems in healthcare. Where I find it failed, is part of the problem was the ones that helped write the law (the insurance lobbyists.) I also see Obamacare as a starting point to continue to reform healthcare to ultimately have it provided to all. Now, this may sound like I am advocating for healthcare to be provided to all but paid by a portion of our population. That could not be further from the truth. However, I will not stand for healthcare premiums that are offered where it can not be affordable for individuals and families. To fix healthcare, we need to add to portions of Obamacare and removal portions of Obamacare and improve portions of Obamacare. To fix, I propose the following: - Fix funding formula on professional reimbursement through Medicaid - Offer incentives for reducing premium payments for individuals that take part in healthy lifestyle changes maintaining healthy choices, for example, annual check-ups, maintaining a healthy weight, etc. - Cap premiums and creation of policy exchanges that offer 90/10, 80/20, 70/30, and 60/40 plans on coverage. - Streamline procedures, offer individualize treatment options, streamline referrals to specialist, and decrease wait time for follow-up procedures by adding in qualified professionals. - Remove business mandates on 50 or more employees, and create mandates that assist in reducing both company and employee contributions paid into qualified plans - Establish more in-network providers with satellite providers that also remove increased costs that are found in out-of-network providers. - Create collaborations between healthcare providers and mental health providers that offer dual treatment options that provide a greater continuum of services provided for preventative healthcare. - Collaboration and partnerships between healthcare providers and vocational schools and local universities and colleges for expansion of learning qualified degrees. - More tuition reimbursements provided to qualified candidates of healthcare and mental health care. Through these fixes, and others, we can create an atmosphere on providing the necessary healthcare that does not bankrupt our families and individuals but attempts to provide care to all our citizens in a positive manner that does not hurt our professional healthcare providers.
Posted on: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 21:46:41 +0000
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