The current healthcare system is unsustainable. No matter who was elected it would have crashed and burned if it had not already. When you have a very few people paying the cost for many, it cannot work forever.
I am thinking that Healthcare decisions can now be made based on solid financial considerations, not who has been given the most political contributions. The common man has risen up, and will expect that solid cost effective improvements will be made in a business like fashion. Some of the brightest minds and best negotiators in the business world will now be be working on solutions. They have a vested interest in succeeding. Doctors salaries may change. CEOs may be expected to make less.
It is a shame that doctors who save hundreds or even thousands of lives a year, are paid near as much as an NFL bench warmer. Who do these doctors think they are...?/sarc It does say a thing about the public's priorities.
My healthcare is free, with the VA. I expect it will get even better. I gave the government a blank check, and let them fill in any amount, "up to, and including my life". I do not feel that it is to much to ask.
My 45 yo DGF has 'free' healthcare, for now. Her income is low enough to get a $0 premium, $0 deductible plan. Of course, she has no housing and food bills. She is a bit more concerned, but until we see what will happen there is no reason to worry. If you are married, get a divorce and split the assets un-evenly.. It may help your situation. Since we have never been married, it helps us immensely. Marriage is nothing more than a piece of paper anyway, 2016 years ago no marriage license was needed, yet people still got married.
Making healthcare more efficient will go a long way to making it more affordable. Other countries can do it, so can we. Many countries rely on waiting periods and rationing, but it works.
The USA is the most innovative country in the world, and the profit motive makes the innovation faster. The medicare and HMO options will likely be the path going forward. Doctor choice may go by the wayside, and a primary care doctor be the hurdle between a person and a specialist. That will save quite a bit.
Prescribing exercise and diet, rather than medications and surgery, will also help. Staying healthy goes a long way towards saving healthcare expenses. Carrying too much weight on ones body is a huge factor in healthcare costs.
Malpractice insurance should also change, that will save a lot. Arbitration, where a doctor cannot be sued but a government panel determines any harm and damages. And pays the award. Unnecessary tests and procedures may be eliminated, unless you pay out of pocket for them.
Making prescriptions available to the USA, at the cheapest price available, should be a no-brainer. If an epi-pen is sold in some small African nation for 0.39, that should be he price here. It should not be $650. The USA does not need to subsidize the healthcare for the entire world. We have enough people here that need help.
It will take some work, but I expect to see great changes.
