On Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:39:40 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

BTW, I still bear a grudge against the Navy Captain who pulled my
perfectly good molar in Naples, Italy.
THAT was gov health care.

ROTFL!!!

I've got some ideas, but nobody listens to me and our chattering class
and entrenched political elites don't seem to understand the issue
either.

I would like to hear your views.

Thunder talked about one that I like - the co-op. That seems to be a
very effective and efficient way to provide quality health care.

Another idea is open up the competition between companies and stop
protecting them with legislation that virtually ensures monopolies in
individual states.

I also like the PPO system - preferred provider option. Insurance
companies can negotiate with health care centers in terms of costs.
Mrs. Wave is in a PPO system that seems to work really well - they
have a system where the Town self-insures with a re-insurance option
for the more costly members. The state of CT has a similar system for
the state employees and it seems to work well enough that the state is
considering extending their system to towns to participate in.

Tort reform also has to be addressed - this could actualy be the water
shed of health care reform. I saw the bill my kids pay for their
malpractice insurance - it's simply amazing what they charge to
protect doctors from malpractice claims.

That's a few to start with.