KHN Column: Don't Rationalize Busting The Budget -- Start Over
Main Category: Health Insurance / Medical InsuranceArticle Date: 26 Nov 2009 - 5:00 PDT
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In this Kaiser Health News column, Robert Laszewski writes about concerns that the reform measures being considered on Capitol Health do not slow the growth of health care costs. "You would be hard pressed to find any health policy expert who isn't disappointed that cost containment has fallen off the health care 'reform' express. In fact, it's more commonplace to hear the term 'budget-buster' when these bills are discussed," Laszewski says. ". . . The primary objective for health care reform always should have been more value for lower cost. It still should. . . . So, what do you say we ditch the latest rationalization for passing a budget-busting health care bill and start over" (11/25). Read entire column.
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