Inside the Transition: Health Care

We sat in on a meeting of the Transition's Health Policy Team to introduce you to some of the team's members and give you a feel for how they make decisions -- and Senator Tom Daschle, the leader of the team, sat down to tell us how he plans to tackle health care.

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[rockoff50]

"BLAH BLAH BLAH"

[Confucious2012]

Yes, I agree, the other asshole got no agenda at all. Oh! wait a minute, he did have an agenda! IRAQ!

[SheLuvsHerIpod]

I get your point about salaries contributing to the cost of health care but do you also consider the contributions of the insurance & pharmaceutical companies? Michelle Obama has no influence in either industry so forfeiting her salary benefits no one, especially not well educated, church going, private citizen Michelle. Why in the world should 5 migraine pills cost over $100? Why does a small business owner pay so much for insurance he can't afford the deductible it costs to be sick?

[clearvision12]

Obama's superlative management skills, to wit his superbly-run campaign & against-all-odds victory, combined with his tireless energy & first-class mind, make a break-through on health likely, if not a certainty. You Americans are lucky to ahve such a gifted man at the helm.

[TheocracyNow]

Michelle Obama was making over $300,000 a year working at the Hospital in 2006, how will healthcare costs go down when people like Michelle Obama are raking in the cash off the backs of sick people ???

[joelcharder]

For effective HIT implementation, require electronic medical record vendors that receive federal funding to have physician on-staff to evaluate workflow impact and streamline implementation.

I like the idea of a healthcore that focuses on the National Partner Priority initiatives. Major bonus points if this tackles disparities in healthcare.

[PatsBlog]

The government has done such a stellar job with social security, Medicare, and the mortgage business, let's have them manage health care too! In fact, why don't I just work for the government. I wish there was a way that I could get the government to take care of all my needs like food, education, entertainment, retirement, medical, housing, and transportation. I'll work on the infrastructure and in return the government can provide all of my needs! Who needs money?

[junela123]

Cutpremium paid to private insurers for the medicare plus programs. As I understand the amount was $795 monthly in 2008.Far more than competive bidding. The donut hole,non-bid prescriptions is a hoax. There should be means testing and duplication of Medicare/VA etc. benefits stopped. Perhaps Ross Perot who reportedly did such an outstanding job in low cost claims processing might give some great advice. I am excited about your appointment to this post. Please don't disappoint us.

[littlerocken]

Population: 303,824,640 (July 2008 est.) x $20 = $6,076,492,800 a month

$6,076,492,800 a month x 12 months = $72,917,913,600

If everyone paid $20 a month health care would be affordable. An average household is approx. 4-6 family members this means for a family of six the cost would only be $120

Make all hospitals government agencies and make doctors, nurses and hospital employees state employees.

Insurance companies can do special types of insurance for lipo, etc. Very simple!

[gramda1974]

Do catastrophic health care first, that would lower health care insurance premiums. Let's say the government was to cover expenses over $100,000 then you would support from the doctors, hospitals and insurance companies. How much would it cost a family with a $5,000 deductible to cover them to $100,000? I think companies and individuals could afford that payment.