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Biggest Hurdle Standing in the Way of Obamacare Reform

The people who are coming to town halls have a point. Their justifiable anxiety (some of it sparked by politicians and the news media) stands in the way of a down-payment on reforming Obamacare in short run and reforming our health care delivery system in the medium to long term. These vocal town hall participants are part of the 1 percent of the USA population that incur 23 percent of the cost of health care in the United States. Here's how we can help these people without raising insurance premiums for the other 95 percent!

2021-02-01T12:20:31+00:00May 29th, 2017|Comments Off on Biggest Hurdle Standing in the Way of Obamacare Reform

Public Option is Part of Fix for America’s Broken Health Care System

It is an axiom of American politics that Americans reject a public health care option. Rhetoric to the contrary: 49.6 percent of the American people get their health care paid for by a government-run insurance program. The dictionary definition of a public option! Instead of railing against it -- why not seize the opportunity?

2021-02-01T15:12:01+00:00April 13th, 2017|Comments Off on Public Option is Part of Fix for America’s Broken Health Care System