Health care reform is thought of as imminent. Both the republicans and the democrats believe that we need to change something, but their ideas are very different. The liberals, or democrats, think that we need major reform. They believe in a universal system, with the government controlling most of the system. The government would become the single purchaser and everybody would buy from the government. The republicans, on the other hand just want to reform our current system. Medicare which is for old people, and medicaid which is for poor people, basically welfare. The republicans believe that government controlled insurance would destroy the competition and ultimately make the quality poor. They want to enhance HMO's and offer tax deductions for people with coverage.
I believe that the republicans have the right idea. I don't think that the government should have this kind of power. Private insurance companies have strong competition, and it makes the actual healthcare better. If the government runs the program, then quality will decrease. John McCain supports this point of view. This is a website about his specific views on healthcare:http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/19ba2f1c-c03f-4ac2-8cd5-5cf2edb527cf.htm
No comments:
Post a Comment