According to this story from the LA Times America’s Health Insurance Plans, a trade group representing the insurance industry has made a significant proposal regarding Universal Insurance. As this debate ensues everybody is going to have to make sure that what inevitably arises doesn’t provide Universal Insurance accompanied by Universal Non-Coverage.
Consumers should be assured that their benefits provide reasonable payment to providers so that providers will participate in the plans, that coverage determination will be based on necessary and appropriate provision of services without arbitrary and capricious caps or limitations based solely on the profit motivations of the private insurance carriers.
While there is tremendous even dire need for reform in Healthcare it needs to be accomplished by thoughtful, deliberate and circumspect means. A rush to a final proposal will only complicate the already complicated and failing system currently in place.
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Yesterday, the family practice doc next door called, on his personal cell phone number, the V.P. of Operation of Universal Florida to request a CAT scan for a suspected abdominal tumor.
The decision was quickly made to order the CAT scan based only on the MD personal intervention.
What happens when patients do not have 'friends in high places' and policy decisions are made based only on bottom-line considerations?
Tim, your point is well taken. Stay tuned, I'll be posting an anecdotal story somewhat tangentially related.
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