DJP Update 11-28-2012 John Goodman’s Health Policy Blog “Troubles Ahead, Troubles Behind”, and the blog of Rob Tenery, MD, former CEJA Chair
Will move on to some other blogs about health system reform now that you have been saturated with info about my new book. But for those who said they wanted to see the TV interview of yesterday but were with patients, here is the link: http://www.wwltv.com/eyewitness-morning-news/Book-teaches-leadership-lessons–181028771.html
Now the BLOGS
A) John Goodman’s Health Policy Blog with Greg Scandlen article
“Troubles Ahead, Troubles Behind” posted November 28, 2012
Problems with implementation of PPACA
His intro to essay:
Now that the election is over, the prospect of “repeal and replace” of ObamaCare is virtually nil. But that was never the greatest threat to the law anyway. The real threat lies in implementation.
I said well before the law was enacted that is was so poorly conceived and so poorly written that it could never be implemented. That is even more evident today.
Sure, a few things were easy, like the slacker mandate, the elimination of benefit maximums, and the requirement to pay 100% for preventive services. But those were just a matter of telling the insurance companies what to do, and they did it.
But everything the government itself was supposed to do has failed. Everything.
These include: …
Complete essay at:
http://healthblog.ncpa.org/troubles-ahead-troubles-behind/
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B) Rob Tenery, MD Blog Site
Dr. Tenery was the chair of AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs (CEJA) in 1999
“Why Don’t You Get In Line With Me: Posted November 19, 2012”
Concluding sentence of this essay:
“A quote that is attributed to Thomas Jefferson says it best: “The government you elect is the government you deserve.” So, as I wait for an appointment with one of the few doctors who is still willing to treat seniors, why don’t you get in line with me?
Complete essay and others at:
http://www.robtenerymd.com/blog/?p=197
http://www.robtenerymd.com/blog/?author=2
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DJP Comments: “Fiscal Cliff” in the news. Politicians point fingers but reality exists and facts don’t cease to exist because they are ignored. U.S.A. can’t continue to spend more money that it takes in. More credit cards do not solve problem. We can’t tax our way out of this problem. Entitlements must be addressed. Remember what the National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare of the U.S. Congress said in 1999:
This recommendation is in three parts:
improvements to the current Medicare program, and the design of a premium support system, financing and solvency of the Medicare program.
See report at: http://rs9.loc.gov/medicare/bbmtt31599.html
And be sure to read Cox and Archer article yesterday in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323353204578127374039087636.html
Cox and Archer: Why $16 Trillion Only Hints at the True U.S. Debt
Stay well,
Donald
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