« FFFT3 Home | Email msg. | Reply to msg. | Post new | Board info. Previous | Home | Next

Obamacare - - Good, bad and ugly 

By: Zimbler0 in FFFT3 | Recommend this post (2)
Fri, 20 Feb 15 2:43 AM | 53 view(s)
Boardmark this board | Food For Further Thought 3
Msg. 09286 of 65535
Jump:
Jump to board:
Jump to msg. #

Obamacare

Good, bad and ugly

http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21639432-depressing-story-behind-barack-obamas-biggest-achievement-good-bad-and-ugly

. . . .

One might think that the passage of the biggest liberal achievement since Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” would prove an uplifting story. But this is mostly an account of backroom deals, broken promises and bungling government—not to mention bitter partisanship.

. . . .

But Obamacare tackled only half of the problem. American health care, warns Mr Brill, is still jeopardised by “the broken economics of the marketplace”. Doctors are rewarded for performing useless procedures, while insurers pay for as little as possible, and hospitals gouge those without coverage.

. . .

(Entire article is at the link. Zim.)




Avatar

Mad Poet Strikes Again.




» You can also:
« FFFT3 Home | Email msg. | Reply to msg. | Post new | Board info. Previous | Home | Next