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Posted by Peg h on August 31, 2009, 10:20 pm, in reply to "Hope you are out there Peg"
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Hi David,
Since health care is such a hot topic today...especially for us.... the "users" it generates much opinion. It seems that most folks are aware that we do have excellent health care when we can access and pay for the care. However more information needs to be available re access and cost issues. The information that is media driven is largely biased and is very difficult to sort out.
As users of the system it would be interesting to get our opinions on the importance of factors that drive costs and limit access.
1. Access to medical/health services needs to become available to all.
2 Rx only medications need to become available in generic form in a "shorter to market" time.
3. Competition between drug companies needs to be encouraged not by perks to distributers but rather by competitive pricing.
4. Tort Reform and the cost of suit settlement and defensive medicine needs to become a priority.
5. Doctors and health care administrators need to be primary participants in such Tort Reform legislation.
6. Pre-existing medical conditions need to be considered on a case by case basis. Such decision is reached mutually.. patient/doctor.
7. Community health care services need to be accessible to all to eliminate the need to use an Emergency Department service as the Primary health care provider.
D and E: I hope that this is a helpful start. It is my "dream" that we can incorporate that which currently works in our health care system with a major overhaul of what is not working. Our kids and grandkids will suffer if we don't sit down and get started on it. Thanks for providing us the space to give our views.
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