Somebody Out There Has A Good Health Care Plan

Why do our representatives continue to talk about a heath care reform bill that nobody agrees on. It’s not just Democrat against Republican anymore, it’s everybody against everybody. Remember the “gang of six”, that consisted of Democrats and Republicans, who were putting together their own bill behind closed doors? Well, they managed to come up with an even worse version than the full house. 

Many, including me, think that we are rushing this a little too much. The argument against that is; this debate has been going on for years, so that’s not rushing it. Well, talking about  something and putting it on paper to become a law, are too very different things. Yes, it’s true that health care reform has been talked about for years. It’s also true that something needs to be done. However, we need to have a bill that will help those that need it, cut costs, leave those who are happy alone and get it to pay for itself.

Here we are with 15 million people out of work, businesses closing by the score and somebody is talking about a national sales tax to help pay for health care. Stop with the taxes already. I heard the other day that we can help pay for it but getting rid of the 65 million dollars in Medicaid fraud that has been going on for years. My first thought was; if we know there is 65 million dollars in fraud, why aren’t we already doing something about it. To top it off, that was the amount of the abuse in only five states.

Maybe, what the government needs to do is offer a reward to the individual or company that can come up with a workable plan.  They are already doing it to get more energy efficient cars. We already know that the smartest people in the country are not in the government, so let’s offer some incentive for them to come out of hiding.

I feel for the people who don’t have health care, but let’s separate them from those who “choose” not to have it and then find an efficient way to help the rest. If you want to make sure we have real health care reform, tell our elected Representatives that they have to be on whatever plan is finally voted on.