Health Care Reform Debate?

Question

I am doing a debate on Health Care Reform, primarily in America. It's based on two sides.

I'm on the side which feels that the Health Care system should not change, which means the opposition feels it should change.

I'm not looking for a report here, but what key points could the guys/girls who are for the change could use? I can't really think of anything.

And what key questions should I bring up, in order to make them question their motives? Thanks.

Answer 1

Health-care system is broke both liberals and conservatives agree on that point. Health-care costs rise faster than inflation a year eating away at purchasing power for the American consumer. The administrative waste of health care is about 33% of its cost on average. When you need to hire 3 office people to collect billing from insurance company at the doctor office it bad news. In addition, doctors by nature are not business people and will give a MRI costs 1200 bucks bill the insurance company, instead of a cheaper X-ray for the broken hand at 50 bucks. It doesn't matter if the system owned by the government or is privately insurance company both systems will fail unless costs like Administrative waste is cut, and pricing of health care services is transparent, and certain procedures not clinically cost effective are less used.

When 16% of GDP is for health care double most European countries it tells yaw something not right with the picture. Think government has bureaucracy try health care with regulations changing everyday almost need a legion of lawyers to make sure insurance companies comply with the law. Insurance companies have to change policies so much because there losing the battle to contain costs. The system is deadweight on the economy period, and we got to realize is it worth paying $200,000 to let a person live an extra 3 months. Those decisions are tough on families, insurance companies, doctors. Those are ethical decisions we got to make, or we willing to pay 600 bucks a month for health insurance; business willing to pay that amount if costs go up 10% plus a year. We as Americans face tough choices on healthcare, and most healthcare dollars are used on chronically ill people. It’s finding the balance of costs, care, and the services were willing to cut to make healthcare cheaper. Also, it means allowing insurance companies to consolidate and merge to create a more efficient pool of people to insurance to spread cost risk over a more board spectrum of the population. In all, the government will have to give more power to the insurance companies to control waste and costs, or the government going to nationalize the system.