“Only positive outcome is short-term improved access”

If we stop and take a look at the logic used by Congress in shaping health care, we frequently find there isn’t any.

Consider this, they place a tax on high cost health plans, they then require that there be 100% coverage for many services and no limits on benefits plus want to use co-pays in lieu of coinsurance all of which add to the cost of coverage and push more health plans over the allowed maximum cost before taxation.

They subsidize coverage for people up to 400% of the poverty level, but the difference between the subsidy and the total cost is raised because of all the mandated benefits.

We want to control health care cost so we remove more and more of the reason why Americans should be aware of and concerned about health care costs and we further limit personal responsibility…hey, if somebody else is paying the electric bill why turn off the lights when you leave the room?

As one commenter noted, “only positive outcome is short-term improved access. Quality and Cost efficiencies are toast because the system and the process are not the focus.”

So perhaps Congress does have some logic, keep the masses happy by expanding coverage and then take credit for solving the health care problem and the consequences be damned, they are for another Congress to worry about.