By admin | on August 27, 2020

Editor, Roadrunner:

I love how our new lefty starts his rant by imagining a Utopian Society! Thats the dream of progressives, otherwise known as socialists. Yep, big government will fix it all, and we will sing kumbaya.

Leaning Left neglects to mention that our federal government already runs THREE single-payer systems: Medicare, the Veterans Health Administration and the Indian Health Service each of which is loaded with fraud, waste and corruption. Why would anyone want to turn over all of our medicine to these incompetent bureaucrats?

Rather than point out all the illogical statements in the column, I will mention the proper way to correct the finest medicine in the world: American medicine.

1. Get the consumer involved in the cost. When someone else pays, who cares how much it costs? Head to the hospital for a runny nose! We need Major medical insurance to cover serious illnesses etc, and a health savings account to take care of routine health care. End of the year, you dont spend it, you get to keep it, say, in your IRA. Heart attack? Insurance. Sniffles? Cmon. Empower individuals to control their costs.

2. Force all medical service providers to make PUBLIC their inclusive prices for ALL procedures. Transparency! Posting prices will force hospitals to become more competitive by becoming more efficient.

3. Remove regulations and policy obstacles that discourage choice and competition, and create a wide variety of plans and insurers to compete for my business. Allow me to choose a plan and my doctors, like I was promised. I dont need a plan that includes abortion and contraception since I am still male. Reform Medicaid and modernize Medicare.

Two quick stories to close: My old dentist now charges $245 for a cleaning and X-rays. My new dentist charges $99 for both. (I shopped with my wallet.) A friend in Australia needs a knee replacement; 50% of her paycheck goes to taxes, but she will get a free knee replacement once she gets to the top of the waiting list-about nine months. So you progressives can keep promising Utopia. Unfortunately, theres no such place.

BILL MACEY, Valley Center

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