Comments on: The President’s September Health Reform Speech http://www.ruraladvocate.org/2009/09/the-presidents-september-health-reform-speech/ Rural health as it is and we hope it to be Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:35:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John Eich http://www.ruraladvocate.org/2009/09/the-presidents-september-health-reform-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-183 John Eich Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:28:08 +0000 http://www.ruraladvocate.org/?p=125#comment-183 The reviews of his speech seem to depend on party affiliation - inspiring for the Dems, combative for the Repubs. Which tells me that politics still plays too deep a role in an issue that would be better served by data and policy expertise (which we count on from Tim!). I'm happy to see you highlight reimbursement - I wish people would drop the banalities about a "public option" and instead discuss the relevant points therein - reimbursement rates, paperwork, the cost of such a program if the employers dump their pool into it, etc. The reviews of his speech seem to depend on party affiliation – inspiring for the Dems, combative for the Repubs. Which tells me that politics still plays too deep a role in an issue that would be better served by data and policy expertise (which we count on from Tim!).

I’m happy to see you highlight reimbursement – I wish people would drop the banalities about a “public option” and instead discuss the relevant points therein – reimbursement rates, paperwork, the cost of such a program if the employers dump their pool into it, etc.

]]> By: Brock Slabach http://www.ruraladvocate.org/2009/09/the-presidents-september-health-reform-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Brock Slabach Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:29:04 +0000 http://www.ruraladvocate.org/?p=125#comment-181 Let's hope, at least for a minute, for civility over acrimony. Just announced that Sen. Harkin of IA will lead Senate HELP committee, another source of potential safeguard for rural providers in any reform effort. Keep up the good work there at RWHC. Let’s hope, at least for a minute, for civility over acrimony. Just announced that Sen. Harkin of IA will lead Senate HELP committee, another source of potential safeguard for rural providers in any reform effort. Keep up the good work there at RWHC.

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