That’s right – there’d be no healthcare problem because we’ll all be under the thumb of Osama, Kim, the Ayotolah, etc. Or dead, and I can assure that after that you will not need one iota of healthcare.

Inspired by the empty rhetoric beginning HERTalk. Can’t say it wasn’t foreseen. How about leaving the Fox News comments off this website to begin with?

Now HITECH, there’s some fun flamewars to get everyone started.

Anywho, as long as were on the topic, how about we start a universal health plan that only covers preventative care AND gives ridiculous amounts of money for primary care doctor’s scholarship funds? The lack of preventative care is appalling when you look at how cheap it is compared to EDs…

I regret to inform you we have driven into the swamp. We are not sure exactly how we got here but one thing is certain – we are far from rational dialog and clear thinking; indicative of the current state of the national discourse on healthcare reform.

Anyone want to go with me to yell and scream at a town hall meeting? United Healthcare is sponsoring vocal participants through grants of $250 for qualifying individuals.

@Enough Already: I spent years on several of the boats you mentioned. Flush out your head gear, new guy!

Let’s take stock on why what you say is true and how it applies to health care:

1) DOD’s buget is 574.5 BILLION dollars. Put that money into health care and you won’t HAVE a problem.

2) DOD has vast resources to develop cutting edge technology. Most of which never reached the battlefield, but that doesn’t stop them from trying.

3) Most of the patients are ragingly healthy.

3) They have a single uni-lateral infrastructure command and control. Each provider works for the military and conscripted to the chain of command. Admiral Robinson and every Zero down the line is in that chain of command.

So…to transform health care we’ll need:

1) a half a Trillion dollars a year.
2) abolish insurance.
3) Universal access. All providers work for the government and agree to see every patient in the system.
4) create a research arm.
5) Mandate quality and performance measures on every provider.
6) put everyone on a diet and sign them up for PT twice a day.

Sounds good…when do we start??? Oh wait…we can’t do any of that?? Oh well… time for Plan B.