National Healthcare Reform

National Healthcare Insurance Reform

What will happen if our Health Care in America or our Health Care Insurance in America is reformed?

Let us all take some time to consider the recent event that we all are completely aware of. This morning as I read my copy of "The Telegraph" published in Macon, Georgia and printed in Columbus, Georgia I could not help but read a small article on page on the Business Page, Page 8A. It was captioned "If you didn't do it last week, can you still get cash for clunkers?"

The following is a quote of the last paragraph: "Many still were offering the deals on Monday but say they're still not sure about the rest of the week. Others are making only verbal deals that will go through if more money comes into th program. Some are telling buyers they'll have to bring their new cars back or pay back the rebate if their applications are rejected when they are submitted to the government. And some dealers are holding off on sending trade-ins to be scrapped, just in case the deals don't work out and the buyers need their old cars back.-Associated Press"

Certainly an interesting situation. Now consider the above report and how it may impact a situation in a Hospital Operating Room once we have enacted some type of Health Care Reform or Health Care Insurance Reform.

The doctor has just finished a successful open heart surgery or even a heart transplant. The Hospital Administrator suddenly rushes in to announce that the Government has decided that patient ________ is not going to be approved for this procedure, or even worse, the Government has suddenly run out of funds to pay for the procedure and the House of Representatives has approved more funds but the approval by the Senate appears doubtful. What is the Doctor going to do.

Of course he has several choices. He can remove the stent or remove the heart and sew the patient back up or he can gamble on the outcome of the funding by the Government. He can even tell the patients family that they will have to pay our of pocket, if that is even allowed.

Or they can keep the replacement heart in the chill box and complete the operation once the funding becomes available. Certainly an interesting situation but if the Goverment can mess up some thing as simple as a "Cash for Clunkers," do I want them to manage my Health Care or even my Health Care Insurance?

Something to consider before we hand over total control of our Health Care or our Health Care Insurance to the Government.

Or is it already too late and the storm clouds gather?