Medical Mystery Time

With the campaign in high gear all the candidates on the Democrat side and a few on the Republican side will offer their own "Health Care Plan.

The plans can either be designed to win votes or improve and reduce the cost of healthcare. Here I refer to total costs, not that you or I may get if for "free" from the government.

After watching the medical profession up close and personal with my wife's problems and dealing with aging parents I have some insights in to what the candidates are up to and what works and what doesn't.

Questions to ask:

1. Since government provided and regulated care will NOT be less expensive. Is it government provided and controlled?

2. Does this plan cut the overall cost of health care? NOT can I individually get it for less. The candidates will always emphasize what it will do for you, not what it will do for the entire amount spent on health care in the country.

3. Is it market based? We cannot expand on the out of control Medicare. The only advantage of such a plan is it will hasten the implosion of the system to where a real fix has to be made.

4. Does it get control of malpractice lawsuits. You are paying double for lawsuits. First, you get extra unnecessary test to cover the doctor. Then you pay higher premiums of health care costs to cover this.

My fear is that we are so far down the road to socialized health care we have not real choice.