You’ve probably seen this video on various web sites and television news programs.  It features Representative David Scott, a Democrat from Georgia, responding to a urologist’s question about his position on health care reform.  Scott scolds, or should I say, scalds the doctor for using a traffic meeting as an opportunity to have his voice heard.  The urologist waited until the end of the meeting to bring up the health care issue, after having contacted Scott’s office multiple times to arrange for a formal discussion specifically about health care and was denied.  It’s sad to see that our representatives are working so hard on reforming our health care system, but don’t want to hear the opinions of those they represent. This cup o’ joe really leaves a bad taste in the mouth…

Here are some brief high lights from the health care reform bill (HR 3200)

• national health care plan available to all individuals
  
• government committee overseeing allocation of resources
• physicians will have to participate in the plan, and the government will determine reimbursement rates
  
• employers must enroll employees in the plan, or they will be taxed

There continues to be a lot of coffee talk on the web about this issue, as well as in Congress.  An ammendment just passed on August 3rd that allows physicians and hospitals to negotiate payments rather than having to swallow the unacceptably low medicare rates previously proposed by the plan. Keep track of the latest revisions and ammendments to HR 3200 by going to GovTrack.

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