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Health Care - The Simple Solutions

by Dr. M. Sidney Wallace

We are getting ripped off by our government. We are paying each of our elected officials hundreds of thousands of dollars each year to represent us. All they are doing is generating thousands of pages of unread documents. Leaders of the Democrat Party are publically justifying never reading what that write. They prefer to leave the decisions to government bureaucrats.

Consider a few simple solutions that will not cost each tax payer an arm and leg in new taxes and will still solve the problem.

1. Make medical insurance voluntary and tax deductible. If ad individual or family does not wish to purchase medical insurance, then that is their choice. If they wish to purchase medical insurance, then allow them to deduct the purchase amount from their taxable income. This will equalize the union – non union playing field and gets the government out of the individual decision making process. Only one paragraph will be necessary to write this legislation.

2. Stop paying for all emergency room treatment that is non-lifesaving treatment. Individuals without medical insurance will receive life saving treatment only. Emergency room treatment will be stabilization and transport to a government facility. At the government medical facility, bureaucrats will decide the treatment. Each government medical facility will have an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on staff. Two paragraphs will be necessary for this legislation.

3. Cap medical liability limits to a sliding scale based on the individual’s age. Individuals under 25 will be equal to five million dollars. Individuals between 25 and 50 will be equal to three million dollars. Individuals more than 50 will be equal to one million dollars medical malpractice liability. Individuals, who think they are worth more, may purchase a personal indemnity insurance policy. Two paragraphs will be necessary for this legislation.

4. Spend the current wasted government dollars on increasing the number of medical schools. Create a goal of doubling the number of doctors graduating medical school by the year 2018. Anyone ever heard of supply side economics? Two paragraphs will be necessary for this legislation.

Write all of the above legislation in seven simple English paragraphs. Everyone will understand it, even the slowest member of Congress.

Will it work? Yes.

Will we see it? No.

Socialists do not believe in individuals taking responsibility for their own lives.

If you wish to read other columns by Dr. Wallace please see: http://www.gulf1.com/columns/msw/mswframe.htm