Expansion of Medicare and Medicaid
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
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Congress is wrestling with Health Care Choices.
Government is a nonprofit that can do zero base budgeting.
There is nothing wrong with expanding medicare and Medicaid and calling it the public option. Whether it is an individual receiving a subsidy towards their premium or a small business paying the premium for an individual it is the simplest way to get health care reform going.
Call it a tax, call it it fringe benefits, or call it a requirement of life. It is still a necessary cost for everyone. Cost containment will be a lot easier with one system of data to track services and costs.
Community Health Centers should be considered the other component to build upon to bring access to all affordable health care.
