Conservative bloggers in the US have been chattering about this find in recent hours;
The bill’s health rules will affect “every individual in the United States” (445, 454, 479). Your medical treatments will be tracked electronically by a federal system. Having electronic medical records at your fingertips, easily transferred to a hospital, is beneficial. It will help avoid duplicate tests and errors.
But the bill goes further. One new bureaucracy, the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology, will monitor treatments to make sure your doctor is doing what the federal government deems appropriate and cost effective. The goal is to reduce costs and “guide” your doctor’s decisions (442, 446). These provisions in the stimulus bill are virtually identical to what Daschle prescribed in his 2008 book, “Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis.” According to Daschle, doctors have to give up autonomy and “learn to operate less like solo practitioners.”
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Hospitals and doctors that are not “meaningful users” of the new system will face penalties.
If Obama screws up the American health care system, where the Hell are Canadians supposed to go?
Phantom: I love that idea!!! I was thinking Mexico, but the res would be a lot more convenient. Casinos, fireworks, and hospitals … Lummi Nation could make money hand over fist by providing private hospitals. Interestingly, the Northwest Indian College does offer a nurse’s training program, I believe, so who knows?
By the way, first time to this blog but definitely bookmarking it.