Universal Health Care Gets Thumbs Up From Live Audience

Universal Health coverage should be the federal governments responsibility was the topic of debate in a contest sponsored by the Rosenkranz Foundation. At a packed hall in the Rockefeller University’s Caspary Auditorium in New Your City, 58 percent voted for the motion and 34 percent voted against it at the debate conclusion.

 

The Speakers were Art Kellerman, Paul Crugman, Michael Rachlis, Michael F. Cannon, Sally C. Pipes and John Stossel. The debate was moderated by John Donvan an ABC News correspondent. Robert Rozenkranz, chairman of the Rosenkranz Foundation said he was thrilled with the way the third season had started. Lively debate of important issues is very important he said.

Meanwhile at a senate finance committee hearing experts have said that Medicare Physicians should be paid more and the Medical Home model would improve the quality of care. This could mean a major change in the US health care system.  Providers could be reimbursed based on the quality of care provided rather than just the quantity. This would do away with expensive surgeries and inadvisable prescriptions. Apparently unnecessary and low quality care accounted for 30 percent of the amount spent on health care. This amounted to 600 billion dollars every year.