With over 17 years of experience consulting small and mid-sized businesses in the areas of employee benefits and financial planning, I have seen the inefficiencies and frustrations of employers and employees first hand. I left that sector over 6 years ago. Very little changed in my 17 years and the 5 years since...I hope this video can push the discussion along and bridge party lines...
Showing posts with label National Coalition on Health Care. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Coalition on Health Care. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Friday, November 20, 2009
Building a Better Heath Care System: Specifications for Reform - by National Coalition on Heath Care
This week I received an invitation from Congressman Peter Hoekstra's office to visit with his staff and discuss my concerns and ideas for innovative solutions regarding reform (actually systemic overhaul).
As I prepare for my meeting, I came across a very recent resource by the National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC.ORG) entitled "Building a Better Health Care System: Specifications for Reform". This is available for download as a PDF file at: http://nchc.org/facts-resources/specifications-reform .
The NCHC, is a bipartisan organization that includes Hon. Co-Chairs, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter. Their current co-chairs include a former Republican governor and a former Democratic congressman. The president is even a physician. When you visit the sponsor/member page, you will be amazed at the cross-section of Americans from labor unions, trade associations, religious organizations, medical schools, etc.
As a former Certified Financial Planner and Employee Benefits specialist, even though I am pro-healthcare overhaul, I am concerned that the way the Democratic Majority is taking an "incremental" approach that is affecting one segmented issue and group at a time. This methodology is very polarizing as we all have seen. What the NCHC and I feel, is that we are faced with a huge systemic problem with our health care system in the US that needs immediate overhaul, not just trying to plug holes in the dam.
Take a look at their website and this new document. I trust you will see that indeed, our current system is unsustainable and with a few common sense innovations, we can postion our country to take advantage of this global economy in a much more advantageous position.
As I prepare for my meeting, I came across a very recent resource by the National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC.ORG) entitled "Building a Better Health Care System: Specifications for Reform". This is available for download as a PDF file at: http://nchc.org/facts-resources/specifications-reform .
The NCHC, is a bipartisan organization that includes Hon. Co-Chairs, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter. Their current co-chairs include a former Republican governor and a former Democratic congressman. The president is even a physician. When you visit the sponsor/member page, you will be amazed at the cross-section of Americans from labor unions, trade associations, religious organizations, medical schools, etc.
As a former Certified Financial Planner and Employee Benefits specialist, even though I am pro-healthcare overhaul, I am concerned that the way the Democratic Majority is taking an "incremental" approach that is affecting one segmented issue and group at a time. This methodology is very polarizing as we all have seen. What the NCHC and I feel, is that we are faced with a huge systemic problem with our health care system in the US that needs immediate overhaul, not just trying to plug holes in the dam.
Take a look at their website and this new document. I trust you will see that indeed, our current system is unsustainable and with a few common sense innovations, we can postion our country to take advantage of this global economy in a much more advantageous position.
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