How to Fix Health Care Without Spending a Dime (Part 1 of 2)

Here are ways to deal with most of the things that are wrong with our health care system, none of which will cost the taxpayers any money at all. (Please watch both parts before commenting.)

Restore consumer-controlled health care: http://www.downsizedc.org/etp/campaigns/114

Make your health insurance more affordable: http://www.downsizedc.org/etp/campaigns/113

Protect and Improve Health Savings Accounts: http://www.downsizedc.org/etp/campaigns/116

End onerous health care regulations: http://www.downsizedc.org/etp/campaigns/105

Sources:

Parente, S. et al, "Consumer Response to a National Marketplace for Individual Insurance," Final Technical Report for DHHS Contract HP-07-024, http://aspe.hhs.gov/health/reports/08/consumerresponse/report.pdf

Brook, R. et al, "The Effect of Coinsurance on the Health of Adults," R-3055-HHS, http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/2006/R3055.pdf

Ruwart, Mary J., "Healing Our World in an Age of Aggression" (Second Edition)

Bovard, James, "Shakedown: How the Government Screws You From A to Z"

Angell, Marcia and Arnold S. Relman. "Prescription for profit," The Washington Post 2001 Jun 20; Sect. A:27.

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[eajoseph217]

IDK if this will help any, but I'm pretty sure that, after I watch 'Part 2" of your video, I'm going to send this to my local Congressman (I doubt I'll find it, but I want to make sure it's "respectable" and there's no sarcasm... Again, I doubt you're rude in either video). I have two major chronic illnesses that will eventually claim my life, and literally cannot survive without health insurance. I have struggled with medical bills for the past seven years, and love your idea! THANK YOU!

[shanedk]

@eajoseph217 You're most welcome!

[waterhead001]

More choices for people=lower prices for health care and ulimately better care also. Why not try your plan? People would actually save money also.

[shanedk]

@waterhead001 Exactly! So far, not a single person has been able to answer the question throughout the video. And yet, I'M the one who's ridiculous; I'M the one who's unreasonable; I'M the one who's a religious dogmatist about it.

[ReactionVideoDotAvi]

You talk about there being more lives lost from delays than dangerous drugs, does this mean you have casualty projections of if every drug and foodstuff the FDA tested which was found to be dangerous was sold on the open market? Because that's what your phrasing is implying and I don't believe that to be true.

[shanedk]

@ReactionVideoDotAvi The sources are in the video info. Why don't you check them out instead of making up bullshit excuses for not challenging your dogma?

[ibtarnine]

i tried.  your voice is intolerable. lmao.

[waterhead001]

@shanedk I guess because they think they are getting something for free. I have heard people say that the Cubans have a great health care system. I don't believe that. Maybe you can make a video about that. It's funny to me they always say that "if you have a better plan, come up with one." You did and they wont even consider it.

[robert1268]

More like "WHEN, WHEN, WHEN?"

[shanedk]

@donttreadonmyass It's bullshit. First, they ignore the costs of tax collection and other administrative costs before the money even gets to medicare. Second, they're including the amount insurance companies make in profit (and reinvest) towards the "administrative costs."