Health Care News Flashes

According to the Chicago Tribune Americans feel entitled to the best health care. Americans are spoled according to the Tribune. Meanwhile Medicare might use the reverse Dutch Auction to set up competition for doctors in regions that are oversupplied. Meanwhile in chatter is the fact that health care reform might go nowhere until the cost is brought to light.

In a survery by the Register in a recent Iowa Poll, it shows an 80 percent satisfaction by the people surveyed with their current health plan. So is there really a crisis?

According to Forbes there are heavy political risks around health care and Obama’ popularity could reduce through future events. The time to act is now. Regressive taxation is being criticized as a disproportionate amount of tax would come to those earning less.

In other news, Obama is open to using Medpac to set Medicare payment rates. Medpac is in a better position to make nuanced medical payment decisions critics say. The power to set reimbursement rates would be transfered from Congress to Medpac as a result of this decision.