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Dean Clancy is right that health reform debate is about only two basic alternatives -- the HMO or the HSA. Reform either comes with top down, authoritarian price controls and foolish attempts to control the market with bureaucratic systems like Health Maintenance Organizations, or with a thin layer of structure to allow free people to make their own decisions, as happens with Health Savings Accounts.
When liberals try to fix the American health care system, they focus on all the wrong things. ObamaCare took the approach of covering the many uninsured, and forced all Americans to purchase health insurance they may not want or need. But the problem in America isn’t lack of health insurance, it’s the skyrocketing costs of health care.
Every once in a while, the paper of record here in Oregon comes up with an interesting article that puts the hood up on our state government and gives it a going over. Granted, a regular maintenance plan should include far more frequent tune ups and oil changes, but when they remember to look at that little sticker in the corner of their windshield, they can be very diligent when they finally get in to the mechanic.
This mini-documentary from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation and narrated by FreedomWorks' Julie Borowski explains that "third-party payer" is the main problem with America's health care system. This is why undoing Obamacare, while desirable, is just a small first step if we want to reduce costs and boost efficiency.
We're getting a lot of calls and emails from folks who couldn't make it Tuesday and are coming in this weekend. Here are a few resources that should help:
Whip Count: TheHill.com is keeping a good whip count going. Please download, print, and share.
House Office locations and phone numbers: click here, print, and share.
Where to be:
Dear Member of Congress:On behalf of our organizations and the millions of people we represent, we strongly encourage you to oppose the “individual mandate” in the “Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act of 2009.” Our groups and members may disagree on what are the best solutions to our health care problems, but this unprecedented coalition of organizations from across the political spectrum agrees that forcing individuals to buy insurance from private companies under the threat of fines or jail is not the reform we need.