tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549090417652989159.post4265880540762662967..comments2023-03-31T09:08:57.615-05:00Comments on David Fisher, MD, MPH: More thoughts on health care reformDavid Fisher, MD, MPHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06815008637271967993noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549090417652989159.post-87012585376327306662009-07-21T23:59:21.835-05:002009-07-21T23:59:21.835-05:00Okay one other question -
after reading this
&...Okay one other question - <br /><br />after reading this <br /><br />"• Providing an advanceable and refundable tax credit of $2,300 per individual or $5,700 per family" I am concerned because I don't think I would be able to find insurance for that amount because of preexisting conditions. Is there something in the bill that forces insurance companies to keep the premiums the same no matter what one's health status is? Otherwise, I am afraid the people who really need insurance (sick people) still wouldn't be able to afford it. That's part of the problem right now - if one has an expensive to treat preexisting condition (like diabetes) the cost of individual health insurance is astronomical! Do you have any insight into this problem?Gabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549090417652989159.post-78888529614215678302009-07-21T23:54:15.759-05:002009-07-21T23:54:15.759-05:00Hey there!
One thing that caught my eye was your ...Hey there!<br /><br />One thing that caught my eye was your concern that UHC will cause a group of people in Washington to make decisions that should be between patient and doctor. Isn't that already the case with typical health insurance? I mean, insurance companies right now only allow payment for certain services, they decide what is considered reasonable and customary, etc...<br /><br />I am very glad you posted about this, David - I am going to read more about the Patient's choice act. <br /><br />The other thing that jumped out at me when I just skimmed the patients choice act was this...<br /><br />"Each year, five chronic diseases (heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabetes)<br />cause two‐thirds of American deaths; treatment of these largely preventable diseases makes up 75 percent of total<br />health care expenditures"<br /><br />I really they had sepcified Type 2 diabetes, because Type 1 is an automimmune disease, and about as preventable as MS. It's frustrating that people don't understand or recognize the difference :(<br /><br />Thanks for the blog! Will be watching closely for more information.Gabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15048658444536489511noreply@blogger.com