Thursday, August 13, 2009
Just For Grins
Just for grins today I downloaded the 1018 pages of the House Resolution for health care reform from house.gov. No wonder no one really knows what is going on, but this much I did find out. It spells out in detail that only a bureaucrat can love, how the new reimbursement system will work. I bolded the word reimbursement for good reason. It is the current reimbursement system that has gotten us into the trouble we are in now. When you pay a doctor to treat you when you are sick, where is the benefit for them to help you stay well?
Try this - take a look through the CPT codes that are used to pay for medical care in the US. You will not find one code that pertains to wellness. They are all codes for illness. When you only pay people for treating you when you are sick, they are not going to help you get well.
Something else I found interesting, but haven't really had a chance to dig into yet was the section on reimbursing employers for what they have put out for an employees medical care. So where is the deal about, "If you like your current coverage, you can keep it", unless it just means that every insurance company and plan in the US will bill and be paid by the US government, instead of by employers and individuals.
This is sheer lunacy!
Try this - take a look through the CPT codes that are used to pay for medical care in the US. You will not find one code that pertains to wellness. They are all codes for illness. When you only pay people for treating you when you are sick, they are not going to help you get well.
Something else I found interesting, but haven't really had a chance to dig into yet was the section on reimbursing employers for what they have put out for an employees medical care. So where is the deal about, "If you like your current coverage, you can keep it", unless it just means that every insurance company and plan in the US will bill and be paid by the US government, instead of by employers and individuals.
This is sheer lunacy!
