The health care debate is in full swing now in the USA and it could not be more polarizing. We have the liberal democrats on one side and the conservative republicans on the other. One stands for big government, the other stands for smaller government and the private sector. So which one makes more sense public or private?

Public Or Private Option to Solve Health Care Issues in America?
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Marquis_Van_De_Mark]Marquis Van De Mark

The health care debate is in full swing now in the USA and it could not be more polarizing. We have the liberal democrats on one side and the conservative republicans on the other. One stands for big government, the other stands for smaller government and the private sector. So which one makes more sense public or private? Right now as I write this article the American people oppose the government public option plan 56% and only 41% are in favor of the current plan circulating in the house and congress. That tells us the current Big government plan is not looking to good to the American people. But why?

If asked most Americans feel the health care system needs to be fixed or at least be less expensive and much easier to qualify for health insurance because of pre-exisiting health conditions.

The problem, in my opinion, is not to nationalize the health care system by bringing it all under the arm of the federal government but why not make insurance more competitive in cost by opening the markets to the private sector by negotiating with the private insurance companies. In addition, make it mandatory that health insurance companies can offer their plans across State lines.

Governor Crist, Governor of Florida, he worked to solve problems by addressing the private sector, competition is a good thing and it has been the private sector that will find a solution.

Florida is an example of how to allow the private sector to solve health issues without getting the federal government involved.

The problem in my opinion is what the purpose of insurance is all about, it’s not just about covering our health care costs it’s really about protecting us from a catastrophic loss. Like a hurricane or a fire or a serious automobile accident or heart surgery or cancer, not for your doctors visits or small incidentals.

We have become spoiled as a nation, thinking that health care insurance should cover everything, it’s about protecting you and your family from a major catastrophic illness. If you look at it that way, we could all afford a high deductible insurance plan and leave the government and higher taxes out of it!

We can not afford nationalized health care we already have a $4 trillion dollar deficit which our children and grand children will have to pay back. Let the private sector handle the issue by lowering costs and providing everyone with catastrophic coverage.

We then can work on a common sense approach to cover the preventative and regular doctors visits with more private sector ideas.

Health care needs reforming no doubt about it, but let the private sector fix it.

Leave government out of it!

Marquis Van De Mark is a financial adviser that writes on topics of interest. http://www.webergenesisgrill.net http://www.digitalcameraspentax.com

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The health care debate is in full swing now in the USA and it could not be more polarizing. We have the liberal democrats on one side and the conservative republicans on the other. One stands for big government, the other stands for smaller government and the private sector. So which one makes more sense public or private?

Public Or Private Option to Solve Health Care Issues in America?
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Marquis_Van_De_Mark]Marquis Van De Mark

The health care debate is in full swing now in the USA and it could not be more polarizing. We have the liberal democrats on one side and the conservative republicans on the other. One stands for big government, the other stands for smaller government and the private sector. So which one makes more sense public or private? Right now as I write this article the American people oppose the government public option plan 56% and only 41% are in favor of the current plan circulating in the house and congress. That tells us the current Big government plan is not looking to good to the American people. But why?

If asked most Americans feel the health care system needs to be fixed or at least be less expensive and much easier to qualify for health insurance because of pre-exisiting health conditions.

The problem, in my opinion, is not to nationalize the health care system by bringing it all under the arm of the federal government but why not make insurance more competitive in cost by opening the markets to the private sector by negotiating with the private insurance companies. In addition, make it mandatory that health insurance companies can offer their plans across State lines.

Governor Crist, Governor of Florida, he worked to solve problems by addressing the private sector, competition is a good thing and it has been the private sector that will find a solution.

Florida is an example of how to allow the private sector to solve health issues without getting the federal government involved.

The problem in my opinion is what the purpose of insurance is all about, it’s not just about covering our health care costs it’s really about protecting us from a catastrophic loss. Like a hurricane or a fire or a serious automobile accident or heart surgery or cancer, not for your doctors visits or small incidentals.

We have become spoiled as a nation, thinking that health care insurance should cover everything, it’s about protecting you and your family from a major catastrophic illness. If you look at it that way, we could all afford a high deductible insurance plan and leave the government and higher taxes out of it!

We can not afford nationalized health care we already have a $4 trillion dollar deficit which our children and grand children will have to pay back. Let the private sector handle the issue by lowering costs and providing everyone with catastrophic coverage.

We then can work on a common sense approach to cover the preventative and regular doctors visits with more private sector ideas.

Health care needs reforming no doubt about it, but let the private sector fix it.

Leave government out of it!

Marquis Van De Mark is a financial adviser that writes on topics of interest. http://www.webergenesisgrill.net http://www.digitalcameraspentax.com

Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Marquis_Van_De_Mark http://EzineArticles.com/?Public-Or-Private-Option-to-Solve-Health-Care-Issues-in-America?&id=3003784

Republican Senator John Barrasso argues that the public option would result in a government take over of healthcare. Senator Barrasso should have more faith in private health insurance providers. If government-run health care is so inferior, as Republicans claim, then why make the argument that a public option would threaten competition. It’s a ridiculous and vacant argument for Republicans to make.

Furthermore, Barrasso exclaimed, “We’re not even allowing the people of America to read the bill.” However, it’s Senator Barrasso’s responsibility to read the bill—it’s his job.

Senator Barrasso should be against the public option, because “the Wyoming senator has received a considerable amount of contributions from the health care industry: Over $500,000 from health professionals and nearly $100,000 from the pharmaceuticals and health products industry over his career and nearly $40,000 bundled from health care lobbyists in the last two years.”

via The Huffington Post

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Obviously, former President Bill Clinton is a good communicator, and the former President believes that we’ll have health care reform this time:

Whether you have insurance or not, our current health care system is an appalling or nightmarish quagmire for many folks. It’s baffling that our access to healthcare is so strongly tied to employment and private corporations. These private corporations make huge profits from managing our health, and their policies haven’t reflected what’s in the best interest of the public. For example, according to Physicians for a National Health Program:

PacifiCare denied 40 percent of all California claims in the first six months of 2009. Cigna, which gained notoriety two years ago for denying a liver transplant to 17-year-old Nataline Sarkisyan of Northridge, Calif. and then reversing itself, tragically too late to save her life, was still rejecting one-third of all claims for the first half of 2009.

The profitable practice of rescission:

To add insult to injury:

Some of the known salaries are pretty big. Last year, the head of Cigna (CI, Fortune 500) made $11 million and the head of United Health Group (UNH, Fortune 500) made $9.4 million, according to the Corporate Library.

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