On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 12:02 AM, Ronn! Blankenship < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >Did somebody propose a centrally administered and controlled health care > >system? > > > "co-president" Hillary did, IIRC. Nope. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_health_care_plan > > On a practical level, however, does not the "golden rule" apply, in > that whoever controls the purse-strings ultimately controls what is > done? If the government is the single payer, then would not they set > the rules? Some rules, of course, if the aim is universal health care. That doesn't make the government the provider or administrator of the service. Government can set rules without taking operational control of an industry. Obama's plan increases competition among insurance and drug companies. That's less centralization, not more. Medicare would be allowed to shop around; that's also less centralized control. Health care would be sold through a national exchange, not a central administration of health care services. The idea isn't to replace administration and control, it is to make it more efficient through competition, while making it available to all. Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
