Several
of many potential facts are summarized below. The specifics of all this
is either on the site directly, and/or it is linked to the original
source too.
Tuesday,
February 18, 2003
'Democrats
and Republicans are in this together�
Improve
Cost/Benefit Efficiency
Support our Governors:
2003
Budget Address -- Madison, WI.
This
budget also assumes Wisconsin will fight for every dollar we're owed in
federal Medicaid money. In the last two years, Wisconsin received almost
$1 billion in revenue from this (reimbursements) source. In this budget,
we're only counting on about half that amount - even less than Governor
McCallum assumed in his budget proposal.
� Even so, the
skeptics are already saying we can't recover what we're owed. Washington
is taking its usual position of saying they won't pay. Democrats and
Republicans are in this together, and we all need to make sure
Wisconsin's taxpayers get their fair share under the law.
Modernize
the program, incrementally liquidate inefficient bureaucracy.
PHILADELPHIA
(AP) - Increased Medicare spending does not necessarily translate into
superior quality of care or improved health�
The study in Tuesday's Annals of Internal Medicine said Medicare
might be able to reduce spending by 30 percent without jeopardizing
beneficiaries' health, adding that more research is needed on how to
"safely reduce" spending levels.
Annals
of Internal Medicine : The
Implications of Regional Variations in Medicare Spending. Part 2: Health
Outcomes and Satisfaction with Care
Debates
over the need for further growth in medical spending and expansion of
the medical workforce are largely based on the assumption that
additional services will provide important health benefits to the
population served. Our study suggests that this assumption is
unwarranted. Our study also underscores the need for research to
determine how to safely reduce spending levels. If the United States as
a whole could safely achieve spending levels comparable to those of the
lowest-spending regions, annual savings of up to 30% of Medicare
expenditures could be achieved (3).
Such savings could provide the resources to fund important new benefits,
such as prescription drugs or expanded Medicare coverage to younger age
groups, or to extend the life of the Medicare Trust Fund to better cover
the health care needs of future retirees.
Support
the people
National
Governors Assoc . HR-32. Health Care Reform Policy
Support
the people by supporting the governor�s needs.
Give the power and the money back to the states. Federal programs
are not efficient micro managing at the people level, these are states
obligations and so rights.
Stop
this ugly situation
'un
reported' 40 million under-insured are a hidden problem. Walking
around with the false sense of assurance that they are adequately
covered. If a serious
problem occurs, they fall through the cracks. Ubninsured can�t
get preventive maintenance services
The
theory is a healthy mix of well insured to uninsured per clinic, but in
practice, the clinics
specialize in well insured or uninsured. Why?.
The
Feds review clinics, and attack only the 'weak buffalos; and not the
strong concerns. They often
take back 1/2 of what was paid, usually late to begin with, and the
authority is not questionable. IRS
like authority and behavior with the clinics helping the most needy?.
Why
do hospitals charge 800 for a scan if billed by an insurance company,
but 3000 if charging an uninsured person? Common
sense show the problem with that, it is backwards.
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