AHIP Reacts Unhappily To Reid Remarks
It is interesting that they will do whatever it takes to stop American taxpayers from forming any group large enough to actually negotiate prices from a position of power.
What is more interesting is that this is a common theme in all corporate lobby.
They will do everything in their power to keep us separated and fighting each other, so we never discuss the benefits of negotiating as one taxpaying entity.
National flood insurance is OK, but god forbid we have a Taxpayers Health Insurance Company. They say they want a public plan to compete on a level playing field, no they don’t. They do not want taxpayers to be able to negotiate at all.
Imagine what would happen if we put the drug, health care, and insurance buying power of all state and federal programs together under a national health system. We would save hundreds of billions in existing programs in just the first year, still pay doctors and nurses very well, and keep costs down in areas that serve people the least, like administration. Even if we payed doctors the same, we would save 10% the first year in just administrative costs. 10%, that is a lot of cash.
Don’t look for anyone bringing these numbers for CBO analysis, it is not even on the table.
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
glen @ October 27, 2009