Health Care Head Aches!

Just the words health care are enough to give me a head ache anymore these days. I have come to believe that our politicians are full of it, every last one of them. They have stopped listening to us, the American people, and they are simply playing a game..called Politics.

I will be watching tonight as the President speaks, yet again, on this very hot topic. Does it even matter at this point? Sure it does, depending on what he has to say. I am starting to feel sorry for him, honestly, this entire issue is making him look aged very early in his Presidential career.

The latest possibility of possibilities they (the politicians) have tossed out their into the never ending ring of "we have no clue what the health care reform will be or contain but we are throwing in all we can think of into it potential legislation" is fines for not having health insurance. I am pretty sure that this was a Republican idea to counter the public option. Fines!
Are they crazy? This is a serious question! Did they forget that we live in A FREE COUNTRY??

If you are not outraged at the thought of fines, let me ask you what is next? What if our government decides that technology is so key, so important to our future that every home is required or mandated to have a computer. Every home that does not have a computer connected to the Internet, via private connection or public connection will be fined. You may say this is ridiculous and can never happen, but hey if they can fine you for not self insuring your PRIVATE BODY, they can fine and mandate anything.

Why not fine people for not taking the daily recommended dose of vitamin C, or eating healthier? This has gone beyond ridiculous.

The fines are hidden code for Uncle Sam wants more of your money.

Here is what I don't understand. All of the health care proposals on the table start with paying now but do not go into effect until 2013, why? I thought this was an urgent matter?

I believe it is an urgent matter and here is what I propose:

Declare a National Health Care Emergency.

Pass legislation and up the Medicare tax .5% if you must

Open Medicare to all people until 2013/14.

Allow those who are Medicare eligible (meaning they pay the tax, and do not fall below the poverty line, can opt in now with no wait periods for any reason), will pay the Medicare deductibles and can choose to purchase a supplement just like those currently receiving Medicare. Those below the poverty line automatically qualify for Medicaid. (is the problem soloved yet?)

No pre-existing conditions- restrictions allowed and pay the doctors some incentives to take it (like the private insurers do).

That should help all out across the Nation until the President and the Senate's and the House's "plan's", get worked out and go into effect in 2013 or 2014.

But that is just my two cents.

Fining people in a free Country for opting out of self insuring medically is beyond insane, and does not ring of freedom to me. Does it ring of freedom to you?

Come up with a better plan oh those of you in Washington who care so much, and act like you really care already. Please?