Healthcare Reform This Year - Why the Urgency?

The rush to reform healthcare is turning into an obsession for the people behind it.  Their message is clear: get on board or the train is leaving the station. Taking such a stance might work in other cases of change management. I facilitated one on managed care in the mid-90's. It was my job and it had to be done. It became evident to me, soon after, that such a change was not in the public interest because the focus was on the bottom line.  Still is. I should mention that I was out of that league really fast. Taking care of the concerns of Main Street is what I do now. I expect the same of our elected officials, aka public servants.

It is plain to see a parallel here and I just have to question the urgency to pass the healthcare reform bill this year. The effects of managed care have contributed to the complex problems in healthcare. The proposed bill does not provide clear and specific answers to people's concerns. The sales pitch is coverage for the uninsured and the unhappy insured and the details will be worked out later. Is it really the public interest that matters or that of special interest groups?

All sectors of the healthcare industry, not lobbyists, should be represented at the table to give legislators a clear picture of our healthcare system, its impact on the economy and public welfare. More importantly, get a representative account on the plight of the uninsured and concerns of the insured. You can't go wrong getting the information directly from the horses' mouth. Do all these now through December and rework the bill next year. How could that hurt the public good?

For me and Main Street, saving social security should be top priority.

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