Ten answers to Boehner's question on health care
by desmoinesdem, Mon May 18, 2009 at 04:53:11 AM EDT
House Republican leader John Boehner was on CNN Sunday morning:
"We've got the greatest health care delivery system in the world," he added. "Why do we want to jeopardize that with a big government run health care system?"
Because our health care delivery system directs about 31 percent of total health spending to administrative costs.
Because our health care delivery system makes Americans more likely to go without certain medical procedures despite astronomical per capital spending on health care.
Because our health care delivery system leads to overuse of emergency rooms by insured as well as uninsured Americans.
Because our health care delivery system leaves uninsured trauma patients 50 percent more likely to die than trauma patients covered by insurance.
Because our health care delivery system causes uninsured people to be denied organ transplants on the grounds that they will lack the capacity to pay for anti-rejection medications.
Because our health care delivery system prompts insured as well as uninsured Americans to delay medical treatment for chronic illnesses.
Because our health care delivery system makes uninsured people much more likely than insured people to be diagnosed with"advanced cancers [...] that could have been detected early through proper screening."
Because our health care delivery system puts paperwork from insurance companies rather than a doctor's recommendation in charge of the timetable for cancer surgery.
Because our health care delivery system can force cancer patients to forgo radiation or chemotherapy if they lose their insurance.
Because our health care delivery system can leave insured as well as uninsured people with crushing debts after completing cancer treatment or care for a medical emergency.
Feel free to add your own answers in the comments.
Tags: Health care, health care reform, John Boehner (all tags)
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