TAKE  FRAUD, CORRUPTION AND POLITICS OUT OF HEALTH CARE. HERE'S MY PLAN.

THE KUHNS REPORT


LAS VEGAS - Hello America, and how is he world treating you?

The Republicans heath care bill failed again. Mainly because the different faction in the Republican party pander and play up, kiss butt, and do favors for their donors in their state .  They care less about  taking care of the people's needs, only  theirs.  It's strange and frustrating to see these same  Republican senators, who back in 2015, voted to repeal Obamacare.  The only difference now is that these same people that went on record and said  they vote to repeal Obamacare, now put money first. These senators are bending over backwards to please their  donors and lobbyists and those "yes" votes to repeal, are now all "no.." votes. Go figure!

Folks, these politician lie to our faces. Remember when Obama was running for president. In both elections he said, (paraphrased-: All of you people in the country will have the  SAME, EXACT health care plan that  all of congress and I have.) We don't have anything closed to that. These senators and lawmakers in congress, and the president, have some of the best health coverage available, known to man. But after they got elected, these Washington elites failed to  carry through with their promises. They still have their super, great, insurance plan for themselves and their federal employees, but we, the people, can whistle in the wind.

Washington lawmakers  put politics first when it comes to health care. They look out for themselves but ignore us. In Obama's health plan, all he did was to give the states  many new entitlements by dumping most everyone  requiring insurance in Medicare and Medicaid. Now that the people and states are receiving these juicy entitlements, no one wants to give them up. Like always ,once you give someone an entitlement, you can't take it back. The person is hooked on it, like a drug addict.

Maybe we should go to a "single pay" system. Fact is, we, the average American, out here in the bread basket, in the heartland of the country should enjoy the same plan and system Congress enjoys right now. Lets look at it this  way. Lets go by  the number game. If all the people in the country were on the same plan, costs would be down -- dramatically. Low cost coverage for everyone.

My plan mandates that every lawmaker in Washington, all social security recipients, . each and every child, each and every man and woman in the country, and every veteran. ALL BELONG TO ONE PLAN, ONE central database to track  every individuals care. Folks, master databases work, and work well.  Currently there are at least 51 million, plus,  people  in the social security database. And they have  been receiving their checks on time for decades. The veterans and military databases know where every soldier is at any given time --that database works well. And what about the welfare database? Wow! There's over 47 million people currently on food stamps on food stamps, and the government makes sure that database keep track of all those that expect their share.

Point is:---One major database with each and everyone of us in it with our medical histories available to the doctors, hospitals, etc.,  would keep politicians out  of the mix. These lawmakers would be in, and subject to, the same plan and treatment as the rest of us Americans.

My plan  would make it mandatory that every doctor in  the nation has to ACCEPT the plan. That would clearly let the patient select the doctor of their own choosing. No more having to search networks.

The individual would pay for the plan at the rate of one payment a month. The plan would do away with all caps on treatment, costs of care and prescriptions, plus there would be no exclusions for a persons treatment. Included  and covered in the plan would be alternative medicine  choices.. Things like acupuncture, chiropractic,  homeopathy. meditation, yoga, etc., would be covered. And any type of surgeries that were needed would be covered. Basically folks, everything  is covered. And, if you feel as I do, you would not mind paying a little higher premium for this health care.

Trump talks about WINNING. Wow!  With this plan I outline and suggest,  "everybody" wins. BECAUSE -- EVERYONE IS IN IT.

With my plan, a patient  would not have to wait for insurance company approvals. If the doctor says a procedure or surgery has to be done ---it's done. Insurance companies may not like the plan, but that';s tough, they  have to live with it. Basically,what would happen is: the government replaces the insurance companies part in health care.

Most of all, one important factor would be, the government has to make sure, and be certain that doctors, and health care providers do not ABUSE the plan. There are  ways to put safeguards in place and to have  checks and balances to monitor such things as  medication prescribing; review of doctors and health care provider records, etc.

Folks, other countries have various forms of health care. For example: Switzerland, has a totally private system. It resembles Obamacare, on steroids. Everyone in the country is mandated to buy health insurance. No one is exempt. It's just  like every one in the country has to pay their taxes. Switzerland's plan has no limits on preexisting conditions. The Swiss government actually regulate the insurers.

Then there are countries like Germany and Holland. They have a mixed bag. But the one thing all of these foreign countries do have in common  is that EVERYONE, I repeat, --EVERYONE, in the country is covered and the government regulates and monitors the system. When EVERYONE in the country is covered (under the same plan). That makes the insurance pool very large, and has the  proper, correct mix of both old and young people in the plan. If that were not the case, -- the old people would overwhelm and crash the system.

People, UNLESS we here in America, put together a plan that caters to each and everyone (in one  government pool)-- (Hey!! EVERYBODY INTO THE POOL! ), our emergency rooms and  hospitals will be overwhelmed. We will continue  to have high hospital charge; and have doctors that pick and choose their patients; and have continued corruption and fraud. We have to stop this nonsense.

Folks, no one in America, while being treated in a hospital should have to say to themselves, "How the devil am I going to pay for this? " Or, worry about being forced into bankruptcy because of medical bills, devastating entire families..

I predict that when the incompetent congress (who refuse to work together), and the Republican senators who can't or won't agree on ANY substantial issues has cobbled some atrocious health plan together , there will be a large backlash against them, and the American public will rally together  and demand a "single-payer" system.

Question? Why are we, the United States, the only civilized country in the world that does not have a health care system that takes care of their  people without putting families into bankruptcy? What is good for the rest of the world should clearly be good for  the U.S. citizens. - And, that is my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.

BRADLEY W. KUHNS, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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Dr. Kuhns can reached by email at:
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